The humorist who invented trial by jury played a colossal practical joke upon the world, but since we have the system we ought to try and respect it. A thing which is not thoroughly easy to do, when we reflect that by command of the law a criminal juror must be an intellectual vacuum, attached to a melting heart and perfectly macaronian bowels of compassion.

In religion and politics, people's belief's and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination

The thing for us to do is just to do our duty, and not worry about whether anybody sees us do it or not.

It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.

I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable.

Everybody's private motto: It's better to be popular than right.

Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions.