Carolina QuotesLet a state be considered as subordinate to the people: But let everything else be subordinate to the state.
James Wilson Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. (2 Dallas) 419 (1793), at 455.
- year
- 1793
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