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I have myself sat on a jury in a political libel case of which I can only say that I was almost persuaded to doubt the validity of the jury-system altogether by the habits there displayed.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski reflects on his experience as a juror in a political libel case, questioning the jury system's validity.
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