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The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid. -- Lyn Nofziger
Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority. -- Diane Watson
What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank. -- Feisal Abdul Rauf
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It's really not a stretch. The checks and balances are the same. The drums are the executive branch. The jazz orchestra is the legislative branch. Logic and reason are like jazz solos. The bass player is the judicial branch. One our greatest ever is Milt Hinton, and his nickname is "The Judge." -- Wynton Marsalis
The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights. -- Herb Kohl
[Nicolas Maduro] completely controls the judicial branch, controls the courts, has denied their basic rights and the responsibility that the legislative branch has in that country. -- Marco Rubio
The people in general ought to have regard to the moral character of those whom they invest with authority either in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches. -- John Witherspoon
It may seem ironic that the judicial branch preserves its legitimacy through refraining from action on political questions. That concept was put forward best by Justice [Felix] Frankfurter, appointed by President [Franklin Delano] Roosevelt. -- Sam Brownback
The International Court of Justice (a.k.a. World Court) is the judicial branch of the United Nations and in the early 1990's a campaign started and it was supported by civil society non-governmental groups around the world. -- John Burroughs
. . . [The Judicial Branch] may truly be said to have neither FORCE nor WILL, but merely judgment; and must ultimately depend upon the aid of the executive arm even for the efficacy of its judgments. -- Alexander Hamilton
It is the union of independence and dependence of these branches - legislative, executive and judicial - and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvellous genius of this unrivalled document. -- J. Reuben Clark
Last year, I was proud to be an original co-sponsor of legislation that would increase federal judges' salaries by more than 40 percent. It also built in a cost of living adjustment, so the Judicial Branch would not be dependent on the Legislative Branch for increases each year. -- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other non state institutions must participate in this important system of checks and balances as well. These checking institutions include the academy, the media, religious institutions and NGOs. -- Alan Dershowitz

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