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He must be not only a just, but also an understanding, judge.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “He must be not only a just, but also an understanding, judge.”
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Beveridge highlights the qualities necessary for a judge, stressing the need for both justice and understanding.
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No! but snatched from time, To bloom afresh in yonder sphere sublime.
Genius, and learning, and consummate skill, Moulding each thought, obedient to the will; Affections pure, as e'er warmed human breast, And love, in blessing others, doubly blest; Virtue unspotted, uncorrupted truth, Gentle in age, and…
These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.
That time, however, is unquestionably arrived, and every oppression now exercised on a helpless people depending on our magnanimity and justice for the preservation of their existence impresses a deep stain on the American character.
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