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.

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.

When we got into the Little Rock thing, it was not my province to talk about segregation or desegregation. I had the job of supporting a federal court that had issued a proper order under the Constitution, and where compliance was prevented by action that was unlawful.

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.

A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.