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
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.
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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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