Amistad - Independence of Courts and American Freedom
Calderon:
What's most bewildering to Her Majesty...is this arrogant independence of the American courts. After all, if you cannot rule the courts, you cannot rule.
Martin Van Buren:
Señor Calderon, as any true American will tell you, it's the independence of our courts that keeps us free.
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