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Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
[I]n the next place, to show that unless these departments be so far connected and blended as to give to each a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
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I have kept my promise to the American people by nominating a justice of the United States supreme court judge Neil Gorsuch… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
A rational reaction against the irrational excesses and vagaries of scepticism may, I admit, readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity.… — William E. Gladstone Copy Share Image
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I will not interfere with the courts at all. For now,[William] Ruto is a political necessity, but you know in politics we… — Raila Odinga Copy Share Image
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The sword of contempt has kept the judiciary away from searching public scrutiny, particularly within the mainstream media. The judiciary is obviously… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
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