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 Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who 
are accused, shall be a delusion, a read more 
 Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who 
are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare. 
 The angel answer'd, "Nay, said soul; go higher!
 To be deceived in your true heart's desire
  Was read more 
 The angel answer'd, "Nay, said soul; go higher!
 To be deceived in your true heart's desire
  Was bitterer than a thousand years of fire!" 
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
 What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he 
hid himself among women.  
 What song the Syrens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he 
hid himself among women. 
Every crowd has a silver lining.
Every crowd has a silver lining.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
God is not averse to deceit in a holy cause.
Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure
Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure