H. L. Mencken Quote

Jury — A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.

A Mencken Chrestomathy (1949)

Jury — A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.

Jury — A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.

Jury — A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.

Jury — A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.