♦ nivek ♦ Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 "The jury has the power to bring a verdict in the teeth of both law and fact."-- Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935) US Supreme Court Justice, also known as "The Great Dissenter" Source: US Supreme Court, 1902 http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Oliver.Wendell.Holmes.Quote.EF6D "The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts." -- Samuel Chase (1741-1811) Signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Source: US Supreme Court, 1796 http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Samuel.Chase.Quote.12B1 "A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Thomas.Jefferson.Quote.8AC3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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