2 Quotes by Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier

Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional.

He said that "strict constructionists" who would abide by the exact wording of the Constitution would "explain away the constitution of our country, and leave it a magnificent structure, indeed, to look at, but totally unfit for use.