 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1952 - 1030 pages
...in this case, we must never forget, as Chief Justice Marshall admonished, that the Constitution is "intended to endure for ages to come, and, consequently,...be adapted to the various crises of human affairs," and that "[i]ts means are adequate to its ends." 28 Cases do arise presenting questions which could... | |
 | 1819 - 660 pages
...execution. Tliis could not be done by confiding the choice of means to such narrow limits as not to leave it in the power of congress to adopt any which...come, and, consequently, to be adapted to the various criset of human affairs. To have prescribed the means by which government should, in all future time,... | |
 | 1819 - 652 pages
...pover of congres-s to adopt any which might be 'appropriate, »ud which were conducive to the end. Ttvs provision is made in a constitution intended to endure...consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of luimun aííairs. To have prescribed the means by which government should, in all future time, execute... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1832 - 590 pages
...future time execute its power, and to confine the choice of means to such narrow limits as should not leave it in the power of Congress to adopt any which might be appropriate and conducive to the end, would he most unwise and pernicious, because it would be an attempt to provide... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 540 pages
...execution. This could not be done by confiding the choice of means to such narrow limits, as not to leave it in the power of congress to adopt any, which...adapted to the various crises of human affairs. To hnve prescribed the means, by which government should, in all future time, execute its powers, would... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 564 pages
...execution. This could not be done by confiding the choice of means to such narrow limits, as not to leave it in the power of congress to adopt any, which...made in a constitution intended to endure for ages to conic, and, consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs. To have prescribed... | |
 | James Asheton Bayard - 1834 - 198 pages
...future time, execute its power ; and to confine the choice of means, to such narrow limits, as would not leave it in the power of Congress to adopt any which might be appropriate, and conducive to the end, would have been most unwise, and pernicious ; because, it would be an attempt... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1851 - 706 pages
...future time execute its power, and to confine the choice of means to such narrow limits as should not leave it in the power of congress to adopt any which might be appropriate and conducive to the end, would be most unwise and pernicious, because it would be an attempt to provide... | |
 | Charles Bishop Goodrich - United States - 1853 - 364 pages
...of establishing that exception. The powers of government were intended to endure for ages to come, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs....to change entirely the character of the instrument. It would have been an unwise attempt to provide by immutable rules, for exigencies which, if foreseen... | |
 | William Whiting - History - 1862 - 144 pages
...future time execute its power, and to confine the choice of means to such narrow limits as should not leave it in the power of Congress to adopt any which might be appropriate and conducive to the end, would be most unwise and pernicious, because it would be an attempt to provide,... | |
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This provision is made in a constitution intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs. 
