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If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the

If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law. – Lysander Spooner, Trial by Jury

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It is well-nigh obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinities with murderers than those who oppose it. – Remy de Gourmont

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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. – Anatole France, The Red Lily, 1894

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