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The judges are, or ought to be, of a reserved and retired character, and wholly unconnected with the political world.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The judges are, or ought to be, of a reserved and retired character, and wholly unconnected with the political world.”
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Burke argues that judges should maintain a distance from politics to preserve their integrity and impartiality.
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