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Our Passions, Ambition, Avarice, Love, Resentment &c possess so much metaphysical Subtilty and so much overpowering Eloquence, that they insinuate themselves into the Understanding and the Conscience and convert both to their Party. And I may be deceived as much as any of them, when I Say, that Power must never be trusted without a Check.
John Adams (1735–1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797–1801)
Letter (1816-02-02) to Thomas JeffersonMore about this quote: wist.info/adams-john/34664/
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"In tossing out (one of Trump's) lawsuits, U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen — an appointee of Donald Trump — lamented what he described as the White House’s months-long smear of the federal judiciary":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/trump-judge-rebukes-white-house-smear-00525450
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Liberal Faith in Checks and Balances Betrays Deeper Investment in Law and Order
As other branches of government fail to check the Trump administration, the balance of power shifts toward oligarchs.