History - Past and Perspective
Roane and the Republic

Roane and the Republic

Spencer Roane had the respect of the Founders because he was incorruptible and impartial as a judge, and lent his backing to scrupulously upholding the Constitution. ...
Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
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“It has been our happiness to believe, that in the partition of powers between the general and State governments, the former possessed only such as were expressly granted, or passed therewith as necessary incidents, while all the residuary powers were reserved by the latter.”

— Spencer Roane

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