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M'Culloch v. Maryland · ¶22

The creation of a corporation, it is said, appertains to sovereignty. This is admitted. JBut to what portion of sovereignty does it appertain? Does it belong to one more than to another? In America, the powers of sovereignty are..divided between vthe government of the Union, and those of the States.
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U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 17, at 316 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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