Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The object of any tyrant would be to overthrow or diminish trial by jury, for it is the lamp that shows that freedom lives.”
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“The most important thing for a judge is - curiously enough - judgment.”
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“The judges of England have rarely been original thinkers or great jurists. Many have been craftsmen rather than creators.”
-- Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin
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