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About Stephen Johnson Field

Stephen Johnson Field (November 4, 1816 – April 9, 1899) was an American jurist. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from May 20, 1863, to December 1, 1897. Prior to this, he was the 5th Chief Justice of California.

Born: November 4th, 1816

Died: April 9th, 1899

Categories: 1890s deaths, Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

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The Constitution deals with substance, not shadows.
When judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the courts to be closed.
Stephen Johnson Field
• Said while travelling to California, having been advised to arm himself while there (1889); reported in J.K. Hoyt, The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), p. 129.
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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.

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