On the record
The trial by jury protects person and property, inviolate to their possessors, from the hand of the law, unless justice, beyond a reasonable doubt, require them to be taken.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “The trial by jury protects person and property, inviolate to their possessors, from the hand of the law, unless justice…”
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This quote highlights the jury's role in safeguarding individual rights against unjust legal actions.
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