The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it w…

H. L. Mencken
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The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. ✨ A Little Book in C Major ch. 4 (1916)
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