"It is the Court, not the jury, who are to determine the law."

"The Court will not keep back their opinion without having sufficient ground for doubting, and a necessity of taking t…"

"The Court of Chancery never decrees that shall be evidence, which in its nature is not evidence."

"The judges of England have rarely been original thinkers or great jurists. Many have been craftsmen rather than creat…"

"Each jury is a little parliament. The jury sense is the parliamentary sense. I cannot see the one dying and the other…"

"I think...that it is not possible to set theoretical limits to the power of the State to legislate against immorality…"

"Ability isn't the most important thing. In most cases the facts aren't really very difficult to get at: no, the most …"

"This is an exceptional case. You have shown yourself to be a good wife, a good mother and a good housewife and I cann…"

"STRANGER, Ere thou pass, contemplate this cannon, Nor regardless be told That near its base lies deposited the dust O…"

"The Dominion of the Sea, as it is an ancient and undoubted right of the Crown of England, so it is the best security …"