If the end be clearly comprehended within any of the specified powers, and if the measure have an obvious relation to that end, and is not forbidden by any particular provision of the Constitution, it may safely be deemed to come within the compass of the national authority.


Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bank (23 February 1791)

Alexander Hamilton Quotes

If the end be clearly comprehended within any of the specified powers, and if the measure have an obvious relation to that end, and is not forbidden...

If the end be clearly comprehended within any of the specified powers, and if the measure have an obvious relation to that end, and is not forbidden...

If the end be clearly comprehended within any of the specified powers, and if the measure have an obvious relation to that end, and is not forbidden...

If the end be clearly comprehended within any of the specified powers, and if the measure have an obvious relation to that end, and is not forbidden...