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They can rarely gain either fame, power, or money, by giving erroneous decisions.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “They can rarely gain either fame, power, or money, by giving erroneous decisions.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner notes that jurors have little incentive to make erroneous decisions due to their temporary roles.
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They do not carry their heads high, above all other men, and demand our reverence and admiration, as statesmen, patriots, and benefactors.
They do not attempt to deceive us, or mislead us, or reconcile us to their doings, by any such pretences, impostures, or insults as these.
In short, they acknowledge themselves hostes humani generis: enemies of the human race.
On the contrary, they acknowledge themselves robbers, murderers, and villains, pure and simple.