On the record
When the trial is by friends, if the decision should happen to be favourable, the honour of the acquittal is lessened; if adverse, the condemnation is exceedingly embittered.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “When the trial is by friends, if the decision should happen to be favourable, the honour of the acquittal is lessened…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke reflects on the complexities of judgment among friends, noting how it can affect the perception of acquittal or condemnation.
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