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When judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the…
Quote byStephen Johnson Field · 1816–1899
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Said while travelling to California, having been advised to arm himself while there (1889); reported in J.K. Hoyt, The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), p. 129..
English (original)
When judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the courts to be closed.
— Stephen Johnson Field
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