I derive no pleasure from prosecuting a man, even though I know he's guilty; do you think I could sleep at night or look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I hounded an innocent man?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.
You know that murder is wicked. If you saw your master kill a man, do you suppose this would be any excuse for you, if you should commit the same crime?
Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.
More oftentimes than not, you're automatically guilty before innocent.
We all have the problem of what do you do with the not-guilty-yet in free and democratic societies where you have the presumption of innocence. It's a very difficult problem.
I like being innocent, but know now when I am being taken for a ride.
I like to think I'm a pretty good-natured guy and pretty civil and probably not ever truly guilty in any serious way of any legal infractions.
It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.
Certainly, I don't think I can ever be accused of being soft on crime.
I have no better way of judging guilt or innocence than anyone else.