“What many of those who oppose the use of juries in civil trials seem to ignore is that the founders of our Nation considered the right of trial by jury in civil cases an important bulwark against tyranny and corruption, a safeguard too precious to be left to the whim of the sovereign, or, it might be added, to that of the judiciary.”
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William Rehnquist
William H. Rehnquist was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, born on October 1, 1924, and passed away on September 3, 2005. He held a significant position in American judicial history, serving as an Associate Justice for 33 years and was one of the longest-serving Chief Justices in U.S. history. more
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Source: pt. III. Private letters from the time Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Army to that of his inauguration as president of the United States: December, 1783-April, 1789
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Source: Milton's Paradise lost: with the life of the author ; to which is prefixed the celebrated critique by Sam Johnson LLD.