“If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not at liberty to reject it, for that were to set the judicial power above that of the legislature, which would be subversive of all government.Quote by William BlackstoneTopics: Quotes about GovernmentShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
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