Justice Theophilus Parsons Quote

Famous Quote from Justice Theophilus Parsons,

"If a juror accepts as the law that which the judge states, then the juror has accepted
the exercise of absolute authority of a government employee and has surrendered
a power and right that once was the citizen's safeguard of liberty."

By:	Justice Theophilus Parsons (more quotes by Justice Theophilus Parsons or books by/about Justice Theophilus Parsons)
	(1750-1813) Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Date:	1788
Source:	2 ELLIOT’S DEBATES, 94, BANCROFT, HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION, p.267, 1788.
Categories:	Authority, Government, Jury, Law, Liberty, Safety, Vigilance
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