M'Culloch v. Maryland · ¶12

The government ojf the Union, then., (whatever.' inay be the influence of this fact on the cáse,) is, emphatically, and truly, a government of the people. In form and iii substance it emanates from them. Its powers are granted by them, and are to be exercised directly on them, and for their benefit.

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 17, at 316 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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