The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and …

Thomas Jefferson
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The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric. They are construing our constitution from a co-ordination of a general and special government to a general and supreme one alone. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1861). Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretarry of state, p.192
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