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254 Jury quotes by 199 unique authors

It is also one of the pleasures of oral biography, in that the reader, rather than editor, is jury. — George Plimpton
The jury system has come to stand for all we mean by English justice. The scrutiny of 12 honest jurors provides defendants and plaintiffs alike… — Winston Churchill
A grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted. — Sol Wachtler
What many of those who oppose the use of juries in civil trials seem to ignore is that the founders of our Nation considered the… — William Rehnquist
There was not a member of the Constitutional Convention who had the least objection to what is contended for by the advocates for a Bill… — George Washington
What individual can so well assess the amount of damages which a plaintiff ought to recover for an injury he has received than an intelligent… — Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
The law of England has established trial by judge and jury in the conviction that it is the mode best calculated to ascertain the truth. — Jeremy Bentham
The civil jury is the most effective form of sovereignty of the people. It defies the aggressions of time and man. During the reigns of… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The jury had never been allowed to see any evidence that Laetrile actually worked. (Yes Virginia, they can bury medical breakthroughs in court this way… — G. Edward Griffin
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box. — Ambrose Bierce
Asset forfeiture is a mockery of the Bill of Rights. There is no presumption of innocence, no need to prove you guilty (or even charge… — Harry Browne
In fact, for all kinds of offenses - and, for no offenses - from murders to misdemeanors, men and women are put to death without… — Ida B. Wells
Shocking writing is like murder: the questions the jury must decide are the questions of motive and intent. — Elwyn Brooks White
It wasn't in the states best interest to let the jury know, they said it would raise doubt that John Gacy acted alone. The defence… — John Wayne Gacy
To deny political equality is to rob the ostracised of all self-respect; of credit in the market place; of recompense in the world of work;… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The idea that trials are a search for the truth is just a myth. Trials are a search for that which the jury will believe… — David Rosenfelt
If I had it to do again, I would less often judge myself and more often ask for a jury. — Robert Breault
When the American people saw the LA riots and crowds of Blacks cheering O.J. Simpson (who was acquitted by the almost all Black jury), they… — David Duke
The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John… — Jim Garrison
I don't get into politics, general or musical, but just call me if you get jury duty. Even in New Jersey I was able to… — Eugene Ormandy
We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of… — Winston Churchill
A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by education to rightly exercise the great… — Edmund Barton
When Pleasure is at the bar the jury is not impartial. — Aristotle
I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system -- that is no ideal to me, it… — Harper Lee
Talk to the jury as though your client's fate depends on every word you utter. — Abraham Lincoln

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