Something happens to a man when he puts on a judicial robe, and I think it ought to. The change is very great and requires psychological change within a man to get into an attitude of deciding other people's controversies, instead of waging them. It really calls for quite a changed attitude. Some never make it - and I am not sure I have.
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When we went to school we were told that we were governed by laws, not men. As a result of that, many people think there is no need to pay any attention to jud…
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