Judges of this stamp do lasting harm by their decisions, because they convince poor men in need of protection that the courts of the land are profoundly ignorant of and out of sympathy with their needs, and profoundly indifferent or hostile to any proposed remedy.
Roosevelt critiques certain judges for their detrimental impact on the perception of the judicial system among the poor.
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