Founders Morning Quote
"The truth is, that, even with the most secure tenure of office, during good behavior, the danger is not, that the judges will be too firm in resisting public opinion, and in defence of private rights or public liberties; but, that they will be ready to yield themselves to the passions, and politics, and prejudices of the day."
--Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833
This quote is pertinant to a couple of hot topics today - one being (naturally) the pending Supreme Court confirmation but the other.....
Well that is for you to find out later......
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