Blaise Pascal Quotes
It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.
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Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French Mathematician & Philosopher, Pensées,1670
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Judges are restrained by the law and precedence (stare decisis), as well as having to uphold what he/she thinks are undesirable laws or find against laws he thinks are good. He must decide on the law and the facts of the particular case. And if he is an appellate or a Supreme Court judge he must make compromises to accommodate other justices hearing the case along with him/her.
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer and Catholic theologian.