An Unlimited Power To Tax Involves, Necessarily,

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.

Courts Are The Mere Instruments Of The Law, And Can Will Nothing. When They Are Said To Exercise A Discretion, It Is A Mere Legal Discretion, A Discretion To Be Exercised In Discerning The Course Prescribed By Law; And, When That Is Discerned, It Is The Duty Of The Court To Follow It. Judicial Power Is Never Exericised For The Purpose Of Giving Effect To The Will Of The Judge; Always For The Purpose Of Giving Effect To The Will Of The Legislature; Or, In Other Words, To The Will Of The Law.

No One Imagines That A Law Professing To Tax Will Be Permitted To Destroy.

State Inspection Laws, Health Laws, And Laws For Regulating The Internal Commerce Of A State, And Those Which Respect Turnpike Roads, Ferries, &c. Are Not Within The Power Granted To Congress. ... Inspection Laws, Quarantine Laws, Health Laws Of Every Description, As Well As Laws For Regulating The Internal Commerce Of A State, And Those Which Respect Turnpike Roads, Ferries, &c., Are Component Parts Of This Mass. No Direct General Power Over These Objects Is Granted To Congress, And, Consequently, They Remain Subject To State Legislation.

To Listen Well Is As Powerful A Means Of Communication And Influence As To Talk Well