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Courts are established, not to determine the popularity of a cause, but to adjudicate and enforce rights.
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gutenberg.orgCalvin Coolidge: “Courts are established, not to determine the popularity of a cause, but to adjudicate and enforce rights.”
Editor's note · Context
Coolidge asserts the role of courts in upholding rights rather than gauging public opinion.
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