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Quote from Thomas Jefferson,


"[T]o consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions ... would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy.


By:

Thomas Jefferson (more quotes by Thomas Jefferson or books by/about Thomas Jefferson)


(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President

Source:

Letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820

Categories:

Judiciary, Justice, Constitution, Despotism, Oligarchy

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