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    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.

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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.

by Bible Found in: Justice Sayings, General Sayings,
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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.

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Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

by Stephen Gillers Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.

Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.

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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.]

by Claudian (claudianus) Found in: Justice Quotes,
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It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.

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Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that read more

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice

by Bertrand Russell Found in: Justice Quotes,
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A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.

A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.

by Meister Eckhart Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due

Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due

by George Washington Found in: Justice Quotes,
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