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[Felix Frankfurter] said courts are not representative bodies. They're not designed to be a good reflex of a democratic society. Their judgment is best informed and, therefore, most dependable within narrow limits.

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Sam Brownback
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 12
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