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THE IMPORTANCE
OF INDEPENDENCE
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL OF THE OTHER COMPONENT AGENCIES OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. ITS VERY NAME EMBODIES AN ETHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAL THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE TO BE TREATED IMPARTIALLY AND FAIRLY. THIS IS A NOTION THAT IS ETCHED IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS AS HUMAN BEINGS. EVEN OUR TWO-YEAR OLD GRANDCHILDREN UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN MISTREATED AND NOT TREATED FAIRLY. SO WE HAVE CREATED A DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT WHOSE PRIMARY DUTY IS TO PURSUE FAIRNESS AMONG US AND ON BEHALF OF US. WE ENTRUST THIS DEPARTMENT TO BE THE ARBITERS OF THE LAW; TO SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW OR BEYOND ITS REACH. AND WITH SUCH LOFTY IDEALS, IT IS NO WONDER THAT OUR EXPECTATIONS OF IT ARE DIFFERENT.
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