On the record
Everybody must be presumed eligible, until the contrary be shown.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Everybody must be presumed eligible, until the contrary be shown.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner states that everyone is presumed eligible to serve as a juror unless proven otherwise.
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