The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try

A good judge doesn't know the strength of the plaintiff's case until he's heard the defense.

Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.

Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance

You will be judges of the fact. You are the sole and exclusive judges of what the truth is. You will bring with you here your common sense.