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At The Foundation Of Our Civil Liberties Lies The Principle That Denies To Government Officials An Exceptional Position Before The Law And Which Subjects Them To The Same Rules Of Conduct That Are Commands To The Citizen.

-Louis D. Brandeis

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At The Foundation Of Our Civil Liberties

Louis D. Brandeis

At The Foundation Of Our Civil Liberties Lies The Principle That Denies To Government Officials An Exceptional Position Before The Law And Which Subjects Them To The Same Rules Of Conduct That Are Commands To The Citizen.

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