The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States.

Salmon P. Chase

Texas v. White

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US Constitution

Author

Salmon P. Chase

Source

Texas v. White

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

Era

Reconstruction

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Chase, Salmon P. United States, Supreme Court. Texas v. White. United States Reports, vol. 74, 12 Apr. 1869, pp. 700-743. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/74/700/.

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Men are what their mothers made them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Time
1860 1860s 19th century
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Fate." The Conduct of Life. Boston: Ticknor & Fields/London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1860.

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When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir... America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Have a Dream

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Have a Dream
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Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 28 Aug. 1963, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.