The free administration of justice was a principle of the common law; and it must necessarily be a part of every system of government which is not designed to be an engine in the hands of the rich for the oppression of the poor.
He asserts that the free administration of justice is essential to prevent the oppression of the poor by the rich.
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It would also be making them consent to what they regard as the destruction of their own rights.
That the legislation of the king was of no authority over a jury, is further proved by the oath taken by the kings at their coronation.
Practically speaking, no government knows any limits to its power, except the endurance of the people.
In nearly or quite all the States of the United States the juries are illegal, for one or the other of the same reasons that make the juries in England illegal.