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Sentence first, verdict afterwards.
Sentence first, verdict afterwards.
Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary
ideas of criminal justice to this read more
It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary
ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not
know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole
people.
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public
The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
[Lat., Summum jus, summa injuria.]
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
[Lat., Summum jus, summa injuria.]
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized read more
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong;
then, that the public good be promoted.
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The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong;
then, that the public good be promoted.
[Lat., Fundamenta justitiae sunt, ut ne cui noceatur, deinde ut
communi utilitati serviatur.]
Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may read more
Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.
