The best (remedy) I can devise would be to give future commissions to (federal) judges for six years with a re-appointability by the President with the approbation of both houses. If this would not be independence enough, I know not what would be.
Thomas JeffersonIf you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over.
Thomas JeffersonThe most fortunate of us, in our journey through life, frequently meet with calamities and misfortunes which may greatly afflict us; and, to fortify our minds against the attacks of these calamities and misfortunes, should be one of the principal studies and endeavors of our lives.
Thomas JeffersonHistory has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of the spirit of tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson