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Marshall v. Jefferson. Professor Commager's book is subtitled "a study in Jeffersonian democracy and judicial review." For the most part it is an attack aimed at the Supreme Court. In his distrust of judges, Professor Commager echoes Thomas Jefferson's opinion that Chief Justice Marshall was "a crafty chief judge who sophisticates the law to his mind, by the turn of his own reasoning." When Jefferson became President, one of the first things he did was to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts, which he regarded as unconstitutional. Professor Commager thinks that Jefferson was quite within...
...Hungarian radio announced: "It would be wrong to expect an atmosphere of distrust in Moscow." The Finnish radio said: "The smaller countries hope that agreement will be reached at the Moscow conference." BBC, sifting Balkan news and comment, reported that Rumania showed a panicky realization that she was on the wrong side, while Bulgaria was pinning her hopes on her refusal to declare war on Russia...
Cynical Leadership. "Irrespective of the abilities or motives of the individuals involved, such long continuance of power is hazardous to the perpetuation of free Government. . . . Power held so long breeds within itself abuses which will ultimately destroy a democratic society. Those who hold power too long begin to distrust the very source of their power; the people seem to them hopelessly ignorant. As a result, entrenched leadership becomes cynical and remote and it fails to take the people into its confidence...
...crashing boner in teaming up with Hitler was now added inescapable evidence that Finland had waited too long to open negotiations with her big neighbor and old enemy. Yet Ryti & Co. could not bring themselves to talk hard peace sense; Finland's-innate distrust of Russia was still powerful. Fortnight ago Premier Edwin Linkomies let it be known that Finland would like peace-if she could have her 1939 frontiers. Last week Russophobe Finance Minister Vaino Tanner said Finland would be glad to resume normal relations with Russia, provided "we could get a guarantee that we will...
...Government in Exile, least of all Russia. Since its army in Britain and the Near East is Poland's greatest military and political force until Polish soil is reconquered, Sosnkowski's political influence will probably exceed that of the Premier. The Russians have been frank in their distrust of Sosnkowski...