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Quote from Justice Robert H. Jackson,


"It is not the function of the government
to keep the citizen from falling into error;
it is the function of the citizen to keep
the government from falling into error."


By:

Justice Robert H. Jackson (more quotes by Justice Robert H. Jackson or books by/about Justice Robert H. Jackson)


(1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice

Source:

US Supreme Court, American Communications Association v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382, 442 (1950)

Categories:

Constitution, Government, Independence, Militia, Responsibility, Sovereignty

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