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Without such power the Constitution could never have lasted, for neither executive officers nor legislatures are good judges of the extent of their own powers.
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This statement highlights the essential role of judicial power in sustaining the Constitution's longevity.
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Under the American Constitution, they are part of the fundamental law, and, as such, enforceable by judges sworn to defend the integrity of the individual as fully as the integrity of the State.
That vision still remains as an ideal with the American people and still leads them to ever-higher achievements, for in all the mad changes of a frenzied hour, they have not yet lost faith in or love for the Constitution of the Fathers!
Its protection should be given to those of superior skill and diligence, who ask the due rewards of such superiority.
That vision will remain with them as long, and no longer, as there is in their hearts a conscious and willing acquiescence in its wisdom and justice.
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