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But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above…

— Arthur Hertzberg

“Since God will have us leave father and mother for his sake, certainly he will have us leave lords (governors) for his sake.”

— Martin Luther

A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

[A ruler is merely] the trustee of the rights of other men and he must always stand in dread of having in some way…

— Immanuel Kant

“In Spain, the law courts are subservient to the king – the judges serve at his pleasure and fear punishment if they do not…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Great men in judicial places will never want authority

— Proverb

“Perhaps, if you explain to the judge, he will be lenient. He will... weigh your circumstances. But that is his job. Mine is to…

— Liz Braswell

But if one wishes to be absolute master of all, to obtain the entire inheritance, and to exclude his brothers from even a third…

— Gregory of Nyssa

Let him leave the imperial court, who wishes to be virtuous. Virtue and absolute power cannot coexist.

— Lucan

“I fancy my father thought me an odd child, and had little fondness for me; though he was very careful in fulfilling what he…

— Mary Ann Evans

“Earlier in [2007] the [Prime Minister's Office] had also drawn criticism for trying to muzzle the judiciary. The reproach came from Antonio Lamer, the…

— Lawrence Martin

“And ye peoples, to whom God gave the liberty to choose your own magistrates, see to it, that ye do not forfeit this favor,…

— John Calvin