Lysander Spooner: “The presumption clearly is that all were eligible.”

On the contrary, they acknowledge themselves robbers, murderers, and villains, pure and simple.

For all these reasons, they are not only modest and sensible, but really frank, honest, and honorable villains, contrasted with these courts of injustice, and the lawmakers by whom these courts are established.

In short, they acknowledge themselves hostes humani generis: enemies of the human race.

They do not carry their heads high, above all other men, and demand our reverence and admiration, as statesmen, patriots, and benefactors.