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The Constitution deals with substance, not shadows.

Stephen Johnson Field

The present assault on capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich—a war constantly growing in intensity and bitterness.

Stephen Johnson Field

When judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the courts to be closed.

Stephen Johnson Field

Stephen Johnson Field

Stephen Johnson Field

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Born: November 4, 1816

Died: April 9, 1899 (aged 82)

Bio: Stephen Johnson Field was an American jurist. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from March 10, 1863, to December 1, 1897. Prior to this, he was the 5th Chief Justice of California.

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