Best 4 quotes of Patrick Devlin on MyQuotes

The judges of England have rarely been original thinkers or great jurists. Many have been craftsmen rather than creators.

The most important thing for a judge is - curiously enough - judgment.

The object of any tyrant would be to overthrow or diminish trial by jury, for it is the lamp that shows that freedom lives.

Under a system in which no single question is submitted to the electorate for direct decision, an ardent minority for or against a particular measure may often count for more than an apathetic majority.