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The judicial department is well understood to be that through which the government may be attacked most successfully, because it is without patronage, & of course without power.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “The judicial department is well understood to be that through which the government may be attacked most successfully…”
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This statement highlights the judiciary's vulnerability and its critical role in governance.
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