A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos is not likely to be either happy or stable.
Robert Bork Quotes
When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions.
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| Birth: | 1st March, 1927 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Public Servant |
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Robert Heron Bork is an American legal scholar who has advocated the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork formerly served as a Yale Law School professor, Solicitor General, Acting Attorney General, and judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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