The law does not require a man to cease to be a man, and act without regard to consequences, when he becomes a juror.

These so-called governments are in reality only great bands of robbers and murderers, organized, disciplined, and constantly on the alert.

The trial by jury is a trial by 'the country,' in contradistinction to a trial by the government. The jurors are drawn by lot from the mass of the people, for the very purpose of having all classes of minds and feelings, that prevail among the people at large, represented in the jury.

Any number of scoundrels, having money enough to start with, can establish themselves as a 'government'; because, with money, they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort more money; and also compel general obedience to their will.

No body of men can be said to authorize a man to act as their agent, to the injury of a third person.

There can be no criminal intent in resisting injustice.

All governments, the worst on earth, and the most tyrannical on earth, are free governments to that portion of the people who voluntarily support them.