On the record
A jury like that is palpably nothing but, a mere tool of oppression in the hands of the government.
Said by
Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “A jury like that is palpably nothing but, a mere tool of oppression in the hands of the government.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner describes a jury that serves the government as a tool of oppression rather than a fair legal body.
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