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Quote from H. L. Mencken,


"The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail;
if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence."


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H. L. Mencken (more quotes by H. L. Mencken or books by/about H. L. Mencken)


(1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic

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Crime, Humor, Jury, Justice, Law

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