Criminal cases receive the attention of the press. The cruel and disagreeable things of life are more apt to get the newspaper space than the pleasant ones. It must be that most people enjoy hearing of and reading about the troubles of others. Perhaps men unconsciously feel that they rise in the general level as others go down.

Religious doctrines do not and clearly cannot be adopted as the criminal code of a state.

A criminal is someone without the capital to incorporate

Justice must take account of infinite circumstances which a human being cannot understand.

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.

Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.

Different strokes for different folks.