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> [“You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy. Our judges are as honest as other men, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/you-seem-to-consider-the-judges-as-the-ultimate-arbiters-of-all/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [To consider judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions is a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the despotism of an oligarchy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/to-consider-judges-as-the-ultimate-arbiters-of-all-constitutional/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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