"Hale: There is a prodigious fear of this court in the country — Danforth: Then there is a prodigious guilt in the cou…"

"You're pulling heaven down, and raising up a whore!"

"Now hell and heaven grapple on our backs and all our old pretense is ripped away. Aye, and God's icy wind will blow."

"A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between. This is a sharp time, …"

"In an ordinary crime, how does one defend the accused? One calls up witnesses to prove his innocence. But witchcraft …"

"A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and yours, Danforth!…"

"Though our own hearts break, we cannot flinch; these are new times, sir. There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we sho…"

"Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God's fingers? I'll tell you what's walking S…"

"We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment."

"It is mistaken law that leads you to sacrifice. Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however …"