“The great purpose of the Bill of Rights is to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities and officials and to establish them as legal principles to be applied by the courts.”

— Frank Church

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About Frank Church

Politician • American

Frank Forrester Church III was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1957 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a prominent figure in American foreign policy...

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