"Presumptions of guilt or innocence may sometimes be……" — Levi Woodbury
"Presumptions of guilt or innocence may sometimes be strengthened or weakened by the place of birth and kind of education and associates a man has grown up with, and good character may at times interpose, and justly save, under suspicion, one who is accused of crime on slight circumstances."
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Levi Woodbury
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5 Quotes by Levi Woodbury
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