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The hungry judges soon the sentence sign,
And wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
The hungry judges soon the sentence sign,
And wretches hang that jurymen may dine.
So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue,
And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce
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So wise, so grave, of so perplex'd a tongue,
And loud withal, that would not wag, not scarce
Lie still without a fee.
It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
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It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden mete-wand of the law and not by the
crooked cord of discretion.
Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge
That no king can corrupt.
Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge
That no king can corrupt.
Therefore I say again
I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul
Refuse you for my judge, whom read more
Therefore I say again
I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul
Refuse you for my judge, whom yet once more
I hold my most malicious for and think not
At all a friend to truth.
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.
[Lat., Male verum examinat omnis
Corruptus judex.]
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.
[Lat., Male verum examinat omnis
Corruptus judex.]
When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their past, you accept it and leave it there.
When you truly love someone you don't judge them by their past, you accept it and leave it there.
The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.
The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.
To offend and judge are distinct offices,
And of opposed natures.
To offend and judge are distinct offices,
And of opposed natures.