"I have heard that it was the perfection of the administration of criminal justice to take care that the punishment sh…"

"My Lord... it would be well if you would stick to your good law and leave off your bad Latin."

"If I were master of eloquence I would not make the decision of this cause a stage upon which I would display that elo…"

"To enter into the hearts of men belongs to him who can explore the human heart."

"The situation the Lord Mayor holds is the first officer of the first city in the world in point of commerce and riche…"

"It is a rule that those who come into a Court of justice to seek redress, must come with clean hands, and must disclo…"

"There are certain irregularities which are not the subject of criminal law. But when the criminal law happens to be a…"

"Modus in rebus—there must be an end of things."

"There are cases where examinations are admitted, namely, before the coroner, and before magistrates in cases of felon…"

"What is clear to one man may be doubtful to another."