“A tendency toward enthusiasm and a chivalrous instinct have more than once been weighed as evidence of a lack of judgment.” JudgmentEvidenceInstinctTendenciesEnthusiasm Book:For the Defense: Thomas Erskine: The Most Enlightened Liberal of His Times, 1750-1823 Source: For the Defense: Thomas Erskine: The Most Enlightened Liberal of His Times, 1750-1823
“A trial is still an ordeal by battle. For the broadsword there is the weight of evidence; for the battle-ax the force of logic; for the sharp spear, the blazing gleam of truth; for the rapier, the quick and flashing knife of wit.” StillsForceJusticeBattleEvidenceLogicWeightWitTrialsKnivesSpearsGleamBlazingOrdeals Author:Lloyd Paul Stryker