"The object of any tyrant would be to overthrow or diminish trial by jury, for it is the lamp that shows that freedom lives."
by:
Sir Patrick Devlin
(1905-1992) British Lord of Appeal, lawyer, judge and jurist
Date:
1956
Rating:
Categories:
 
Bookmark and Share  
Reader comments about this quote:
In today's world, you could be arrested for even printing these words,
 -- ray ernest, vancouver     
    		•  
    and thus the push by the GOP to label everything as terror and refuse the civil trials of those it so labels... even our citizens!
     -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US     
  • 1
    		•  
    Come on Reston, the dems and repubs are both in it up to their eyeballs. One is as much to blame as the other.
     -- jim k, Austin, Tx     
    		•  
    Reston, just go with Ron Paul and you will be working to undo as jim k. mentioned.
     -- cal, lewisville, tx     
    		•  
    Gee Reston, wasn't it the Kenyan's administration that declared America a "Battleground in the War on Terror"? You are an unbelievable hypocrite.
     -- J Carlton, Calgary     
    		•  
    The 'A' from Reston, how many dems voted against the NDAA ? Oh I see, jim is absolutely right. AND, with out jury nulification, the jury isn't much more that a despots rubber stamp.
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
    		•  
    Wake up, Reston. The 2 party system has been co-opted by the very folks that have brought us all this war and unpayable debt. They are in the same fraternity -- one wing plays upon the emotions of the poor and hard laborers, while the other plays upon the fears of the 'patriotic' and 'puritans.' All the while We the People are being duped and placed into a state of servitude -- paying trillions to 'service' an unpayable debt, that's servitude. And we can't make them stop loading us with debt!! We can't even get them to slow it down. And we can't get them to stop taking the money and resources of the people and wage war upon other countries -- the left steals domestically and the right steals internationally. Turning us one against the other has been the trick, and because we will not live up to the very ideals of humility, self-reliance, patriotism, and the morality that religion is supposed to promote, we are reaping what we sow. I just wonder when the tyrants will get theirs ... looking at history it appears that indeed we shall be ruled by Pharoahs until we the slaves get smart. As long as the slaves support the Pharaohs, the slaves get what they deserve.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
    		•  
     
    Rate this quote!
    How many stars?
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
     
    What do YOU think?
    Your name:
    		 Your town:
        CLICK JUST ONCE!

    Today's Quotes
    More Quotations
    Most Popular
    Recent Comments
    Get a Quote-A-Day! Free!
    Liberty Quotes sent to your mail box.
    RSS Subscribe
    Quotes & Quotations - Send This Quote to a Friend

    © 1998-2026 Liberty-Tree.ca