When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough read more

When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

The price of justice is eternal publicity.

The price of justice is eternal publicity.

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

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

Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia read more

Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia nihil exprimit praemii, nihil pretii: per se
igitur expetitur.]

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.

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

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.