He is a judge, and it is contrary to obvious principle that any part of administration should be entrusted to a judge; it is of very grave moment that the administration of justice should be kept clear of any sinister temptations.
Bagehot warns against the dangers of judges being involved in administrative roles.
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I do not think I put this too high when I say that a most important if not the most important object of early legislation was the enforcement of LUCKY rites.
If the above reasoning be sound, compulsory constituencies are necessary, voluntary constituencies destructive; the optional transferability of votes is not a salutary aid, but a ruinous innovation.
Perhaps such powers as these are what a wise man would most seek to exercise and least fear to possess.
The work would be done so well that we should not want any one to look over or revise it.
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