The awful discretion, which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most distinguished characters of the community, forbids the commitment of the trust to a small number of persons.


The Federalist: On the New Constitution (ed. 1810)


The awful discretion, which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most...

The awful discretion, which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most...

The awful discretion, which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most...

The awful discretion, which a court of impeachments must necessarily have, to doom to honor or to infamy the most confidential and the most...