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.

Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.

Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.

Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own.

Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind.

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

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

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

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy read more

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not read more

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

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.