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James Madison Quotes about Judging

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment.

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay (2016). “The Federalist Papers: The Making of the US Constitution”, p.43, Arcturus Publishing

The power to declare war, including the power of judging the causes of war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1852). “The Federalist: On the New Constitution, Written in 1788”, p.451

Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper or safe judges, whether a war ought to be commenced, continued, or concluded.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1842). “The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788”, p.436