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The Temper of the Legal Profession in the United States, and How It Serves as a Counterpoise to Democracy.Read in Books4Free →
Judicial Power and the Lawyers' Aristocracy
From Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
American lawyers form a quasi-aristocratic class whose habits of mind temper democratic impatience, while judicial review and the jury system serve as crucial checks on majority will.
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On judicial power in the United States and its political influence.
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