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He knows well the history of trial by jury; he knows that at the beginning jurors were witnesses from the neighborhood,--afterward becoming judges, not of law, but of fact.
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Sumner discusses the historical evolution of jurors from witnesses to judges, emphasizing their foundational role in the legal system.
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