...following inscription graces the hallway of the US Court of Claims in letters almost a foot high. I quote: It is as much the duty of government to render prompt justice against itself, in favor of its citizens, as it is to administer the same, between private individuals. (Abraham Lincoln). My clients...

...this bill. There Is, on the wall of the Court Building, the following statement by Abraham Lincoln : "It is as much the duty of Government to render prompt...administer the same, between private Individuals." We fully endorse the philosophy of this statement and tills bill would materially effect this concept....

...in Glidden Co. v. Zdanok, supra, in quoting President Lincoln's State of the Union Message in 1861: "It is as much the duty of Government to render prompt...administer the same between private individuals". 370 US at 553. In the light of the foregoing, it is urged that the decision below is patently consistent...

...Claims would be hard to conceive if we continue to accept President Abraham Lincoln's premise : 119 It is as much the duty of government to render prompt...administer the same, between private individuals. In this role it has been said of the Court of Claims : "It holds and speaks a nation's conscience."120...

...contractors, and other citizens, when he persuaded Congress in 1862 that: "It is as much the duty of the Government to render prompt justice against itself,...administer the same between private individuals." STATEMENT OF TBIAL JUDGE Louis SPECTOR I deeply appreciate this invitation to testify before a distinguished...

...was established : It is as much the duty of the Government to render prompt judgment against »tgrif In favor of citizens as it is to administer the same between private Individuals. If you go to the entrance foyer of the Court of Claims, you will find that message emblazoned on the...

...at large. Abraham Lincoln was in favor of governments' being held accountable. He said in a speech, "It is as much the duty of government to render prompt...administer the same between private individuals." Immunity to liability has not completely been eliminated. It still exists as part of the dual character...

...President Lincoln recommended that the court be authorized to render final judgments. He declared that it is "as much the duty of Government to render prompt...administer the same between private individuals." Cong. Globe, 37th Cong., 2d Sess., App. 2 (1861). Congress adopted President Lincoln's recommendation...

...is the motto that is inscribed in the wall of the building housing the US Claims Court, and I quote, "It is as much the duty of government to render prompt...administer the same between private individuals." I do not see any problem in adhering to that. Senator THURMOND. I presume you have no hesitancy to...

...Government in disputes between the Government and the private citizen. - 2 As Abraham Lincoln noted: "It is as much the duty of Government to render prompt...administer the same, between private individuals." This quote is carved into the stone front of the United States Claims Court. This system, established...