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Teddy Roosevelt: “Such criticism is beneficial in proportion as it is fair, dispassionate, discriminating, and based on a knowledge of…”

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Such criticism is beneficial in proportion as it is fair, dispassionate, discriminating, and based on a knowledge of sound legal principles.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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He asserts that fair and informed criticism of judges is beneficial for the legal system.

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