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There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

That’s one of the things I hope that the book can do, is to restore some dignity to Joe Cinque.

If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

They have the ability to take a person’s freedom from them. On certain situations, they have the ability to take a person’s reputation. And under certain circumstances, they have the authority to take a person’s life.

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.

Whereas if you have a camera in the courtroom, there’s no filtering. What you see is what’s there.

And the American public was able to make up their own mind whether this verdict was a just verdict or not. So I think there’s a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works or doesn’t work, so I think there’s a definite value there.