"Under our system of three branches of government, the courts ultimately are the checks on the legislative and executive branches when they exceed or even abuse the limits of their power."

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Source : "Trump's Criticism Of Judges Out Of Line With Past Presidents". Interview with Nina Totenberg, kucb.org. February 11, 2017.

Nina Totenberg

#Government Quotes #Abuse Quotes #Branches Quotes

“May my living be grace to those behind me.”
“If I had a nervous breakdown every time something awful happened in the world, I'd be crazier than a shithouse rat.”
“Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.”
“I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in 50 years what my father taught by example in one week.”

Source : Time Magazine, June 02, 1986.
“Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.”
“As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.”
“The Gospel of the army is cunning, as of all other human activities. The wisdom of the snake under the meekness of the sheep is what wins out. The first Commandment is--never let them get anything on you-- The second: Graft--get privileges others haven't got--worm yourself into confidence The Third--seem neat and prosperous--as if you had money in the bank”
“What you don't do can be a destructive force.”

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