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It must not be within the power either of the government or other persons to deprive him of his authority because, as best he may, he applies the law.
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Harold J. Laski
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This quote highlights the necessity of safeguarding judicial authority from external pressures.
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We grant toleration in one part of the field only to deny it in another.
He is able, accordingly, to indulge in the twofold luxury not only of preserving his own authority, but also of assisting the persons attacked to enter, if they so choose, the way of truth.
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