Actually, the quote is from Chief Justice John Marshall.
How far we’ve come from that Court ...
Thanks for the correction. Webster seemed incorrect, but I wasnt sure.
How far we’ve come from that Court ...
Thanks for correcting that. If you hadn't I would have. It is also interesting to note the context of the quote for those who might not be aware. It was in a case where a government entity was attempting to tax a church. The supreme court ruled that it couldn't do so because the power to tax a thing is ultimately the power to destroy that thing, because there is no absolute restraint that keeps a taxing authority from making the rate 100%. To tax any entity at that level will destroy it.
Folks should think about that in relation to income taxes.