The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Oliver Ellsworth
- The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible there may be abuses and misapplications; still, it is better to hazard something than to hazard at all.
- Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.
- Legislatures have no right to set up an inquisition and examine into the private opinions of men. Test-laws are useless and ineffectual, unjust and tyrannical.
- The sole purpose and effect of it is to exclude persecution and to secure the important right of religious liberty.
- The Thirteen States are Thirteen Sovereign bodies.
- A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.
- It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.
- A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.
- Judge candidly what a wretched figure the American empire will exhibit in the eye of other nations, without a power to array and support a military force for its own protection.
- The right of the judge to inflict punishment gives him both power and opportunity to oppress the innocent; yet none but crazy men will from thence determine that it is best to have neither a legislature nor judges.
Oliver Ellsworth (1745–1807) was a key figure in early American politics and jurisprudence. Born in Connecticut, Ellsworth graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) before studying law and establishing a successful legal practice. He entered politics during the Revolutionary War era, serving in various capacities including the Continental Congress.
Ellsworth played a pivotal role in shaping the United States Constitution, attending the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and advocating for the creation of a strong federal government. He later served as a U.S. Senator and was instrumental in the drafting of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal court system.
In 1796, President George Washington appointed Ellsworth as the third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. During his tenure, Ellsworth helped establish the judiciary as a coequal branch of government and made significant contributions to early American legal doctrine. He resigned from the Court in 1800 due to health reasons, leaving behind a legacy of judicial leadership and constitutional interpretation.
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