I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence.

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Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude.

In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude.

The French have taste in all they do - which we are quite without; For...

The French have taste in all they do - which we are quite without; For...

Let him who plays the monarch be a king; Who plays the rogue, be perfect...

Let him who plays the monarch be a king; Who plays the rogue, be perfect...

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...

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 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...

Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off

Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

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...

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or...

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a...

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a...

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

When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and...

When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and...

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...

A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's...