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Horace Mann: “The “judge” must be paid by the government, and is independent of all the parties before his court.”

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The “judge” must be paid by the government, and is independent of all the parties before his court.
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann emphasizes the importance of judges being paid by the government to maintain their independence.

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