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

Topics: Justice Quotes

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...

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...

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.

Liberals are not unconcerned with economic liberty, but they have come to believe that the...

Liberals are not unconcerned with economic liberty, but they have come to believe that the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels of the same machinery of sensibility;...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

To those who are engaged in commercial dealings, justice is indispensable for the conduct of...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there...

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job...

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job...

They have been grand-jurymen since before Noah was a sailor

They have been grand-jurymen since before Noah was a sailor

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many...

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many...

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore

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...

For a justice of this ultimate tribunal, the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for...

For a justice of this ultimate tribunal, the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for...

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.

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...