The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes. – Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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

Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through. – Jonathan Swift, A Critical Essay upon the Faculties of the Mind, 1707

Having your fate rest in the hands of a jury is the same as entrusting yourself to surgery with a mentally retarded doctor. – Bill Messing, quoted in Dream World, by Fred Woodworth