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Former Chief Justice of the United States

John Marshall, a renowned jurist and politician in the United States, served as the Chief Justice of the United States. Born on September 24, 1755, in Virginia, he passed away on July 6, 1835. Marshall had a profound impact on the judicial field, with his legal principles still being followed in the American legal system today.

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Famous John Marshall Quotes

“My gift of John Marshall to the people of the United States was the proudest act of my life. There is no act of my life on which I reflect with more pleasure. I have given to my country a judge equal to a Hole, Holt, or a Mansfield.”

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Author:John Marshall

“No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another....As no nation can prescribe a rule for others, none can make a law of nations.”

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Author:John Marshall

“The most lively fancy aided by the strongest description cannot equal the reality of the opera.”

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Book:The Papers of John Marshall: Correspondence and papers, January 1796-December 1798

Source: The Papers of John Marshall: Correspondence and papers, January 1796-December 1798

“To obtain a just compromise, concession must not only mutual-it must be equal also....There can be no hope that either will yield more than it gets in return.”

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Author:John Marshall