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He, who formally is, and substantially ought to be, the judge, is in reality no more than ministerial, a mere executive instrument of a private man, who is at once judge and party.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the true role of a judge is undermined by the influence of private interests in legal matters.
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