Men of different minds may very likely answer this question differently, according as they have more or less confidence in the wisdom and justice of legislators, the integrity and independence of judges, and the intelligence of jurors.
This quote reflects the varying perspectives people may have on the justice system based on their trust in its components.
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From the sale of that justice which every citizen has a right to demand, it was an easy transition to withhold or deny it.
And the right is practically established only when and because the government, no longer exists to call it in question.
A man has a natural right to enforce his own rights and redress his own wrongs.
It would also be making them consent to what they regard as the destruction of their own rights.