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Daniel Carrillo
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Lyndon Johnson, Stevenson felt, had used the law against him, not the law in its majesty but the law in its littleness; Johnson had relied on its letter to defy its spirit. Stevenson had first sought justice from the people who knew the truth best, the Jim Wells Democratic Committee itself—and that committee had been willing to give him what he sou
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Eric Davidson
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MacArthur later said he voted to acquit and furthermore “that a senior officer should not be silenced for being at variance with his superiors in rank and with accepted doctrine.”21
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If I learned from State v. Johnson the limits of law in a society unwilling to do justice, Holmes v. Danner taught me that sustained social agitation, moral suasion, and political action can create an environment in which people in power feel compelled to do the right thing.