Hence, it follows that one principle of the truetrial by jury is, that no accused person shall be held responsible for any other or greater knowledge of the law than is common to his political equals, who will generally be men of nearly similar condition in life.
He states that no accused person should be held to a higher standard of legal knowledge than their peers.
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In this manner all unjust laws are established, and made operative against the rights of the people.
Why should they not have such an administration of justice as they desire, and can understand?
And the right is practically established only when and because the government, no longer exists to call it in question.
It would also be making them consent to what they regard as the destruction of their own rights.