M'Culloch v. Maryland · ¶56
The argument on the part of the State of Maryland, is, not that the States may directly resist a law of Congress, but that they may exercise their ackpowledged powers upon it, and that the constitution leaves them this right in the confidence that they will not abuse it.Read in context ›
U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 17, at 316 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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