Judge - A law student who marks his own examination-papers.
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The theory seems to be that so long as a man is a failure he is one of God's chillun, but that as soon as he has any luck he owes it to the Devil.
Permalink to quote #59 Jury - A group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.
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