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The privilege of committing for contempt is inherent in every deliberative body invested with authority by the Constitution.

— Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman

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Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.

A delusion, a mockery, and a snare.

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The mere repetition of the Cantilena of lawyers cannot make it law, unless it can be traced to some competent authority; and if it be irreconcilable, to some clear legal principle.

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