The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.

The peace we seek and need means much more than mere absence of war. It means the acceptance of law, and the fostering of justice, in all the world.

The jury system has come to stand for all we mean by English justice. The scrutiny of 12 honest jurors provides defendants and plaintiffs alike a safeguard from arbitrary perversion of the law.

Freedom under law is like the air we breathe. It is only as we govern ourselves that we are well-governed.

Those who cherish their freedom and recognize and respect the equal right of their neighbors to be free and live in peace must work together for the triumph of law and moral principles in order that peace, justice, and confidence may prevail in the world.

The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.