John Marshall Quote

A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it.

Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. (6 Wheaton) 264, 387 (1821)

A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it.

A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it.

A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it.

A constitution is framed for ages to come, and is designed to approach immortality as nearly as human institutions can approach it.