Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

There is no such thing as justice-- in or out of court.

There is no such thing as justice-- in or out of court.

The people become more observant of justice, and do not refuse to
submit to the laws when they see read more

The people become more observant of justice, and do not refuse to
submit to the laws when they see them obeyed by their enactor.
[Lat., Observantior aequi
Fit populus, nec ferre negat, cum viderit ipsum
Auctorem parere sibi.]

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred read more

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.

A court is a place where what was confused before becomes more unsettled than ever.

A court is a place where what was confused before becomes more unsettled than ever.