“The government of the Union, then, is, emphatically and truly, a government of the people. In form and in substance it emanates from them. Its powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly on them, and for their benefit.”

About John Marshall

Jurist • American

John Marshall was an American politician and jurist who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. His influential tenure shaped American constitutional law and...