We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world a…

Mark Twain
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We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and it's efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read- ✨ Address on the 4th of July, delivered 4 July 1899, London, England
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We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and it's efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read- ✨ Address on the 4th of July, delivered 4 July 1899, London, England

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