Rather let the crime of the guilty go unpunished than condemn the innocent. – JustinianI, Law Code, A.D. 535

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

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

The trouble with the laws these days is that criminals know their rights better than their wrongs. – Author Unknown