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Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

I submit that an individual who breaks the law that conscience tells him is unjust and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

That’s one of the things I hope that the book can do, is to restore some dignity to Joe Cinque.

If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.

A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.

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.