M'Culloch v. Maryland · ¶63

We find, then, on just theory, a total failure of this original right to tax the means employed by the government of the Union, for the execution of its powers. The right never existed, and.the question whether it has been surrendered, cannot arise.

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