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“The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.”

Ifs Humor Funny Literature Laughing Judging Months Six Laughter Humorous Evidence Ears Jail Penalties Six Months Jury Courtroom Judge And Jury

Author:H. L. Mencken

“We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and it's 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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Author:Mark Twain

“Judges don't age. Time decorates them.”

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Book:Four Plays

Source: Four Plays

“The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.”

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Author:Jean de la Bruyere

“A jury too often has at least one member more ready to hang the panel than to hang the traitor.”

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Book:The Lincoln encyclopedia: the spoken and written words of A. Lincoln arranged for ready reference

Source: The Lincoln encyclopedia: the spoken and written words of A. Lincoln arranged for ready reference

“The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.”

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Author:Publilius Syrus

“Our civilization has decided that determining the guilt or innocence of men is a thing too important to be trusted to trained men. When it wants a library catalogued, or the solar system discovered, or any trifle of that kind, it uses up its specialists. But when it wishes anything done which is really serious, it collects twelve of the ordinary men standing round. The same thing was done, if I remember right, by the Founder of Christianity.”