Perhaps you should say there should be mandatory retirement even of members of the court, members of the federal judiciary. I'm sure there can be questions about whether one does as good work when you get into your-you know, I'm 67.
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If you could say of any one individual that the court as an institution is the length and shadow of that individual, surely it would be John Marshall.
Permalink to quote #12 The court has built a great deal of prestige, and I think is generally quite well thought of as a public institution in the country. It is always possible for …
Permalink to quote #14 I think Alexander Hamilton has received a little bit of short shrift from history, and I think Jefferson has been treated a little bit too generously. I admire…
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