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Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty.

Robert H. Jackson
Victory, Liberty, Gains
"The Task of Maintaining Our Liberties: The Role of the Judiciary". American Bar Association Journal, Volume 39, No. 11, p. 964, www.jstor.org. November 1953.
Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty.