Most jury trials are contests between the rich and poor.

The truth is, no man is white and no man is black. We are all freckled.

The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.

The best way to understand somebody else is to put yourself in his place.

Education was in danger from the source that always hampered it—religious fanaticism.

Do you, good people, believe that Adam and Eve were created in the Garden of Eden and that they were forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge? I do. The church has always been afraid of that tree. It still is afraid of knowledge. Some of you say religion makes people happy. So does laughing gas. So does whiskey. I believe in the brain of man.

A jury is more apt to be unbiased and independent than a court, but they very seldom stand up against strong public clamor. Judges naturally believe the defendant is guilty.