A trial is still an ordeal by battle. For the broadsword there is the weight of evidence; for the battle-ax the force of logic; for the sharp spear, the blazing gleam of truth; for the rapier, the quick and flashing…

Quote by Lloyd Paul Stryker

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That trial is not fair where affection is judge

That trial is not fair where affection is judge

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the...

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille.

In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I...

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I...

In order to know what [the law] is, we must know what it has been,...

In order to know what [the law] is, we must know what it has been,...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

Charity isn't a good substitute for justice

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity

The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

The judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened...

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create...

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create...

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.