Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of counsel!

- David Josiah Brewer

I could show how largely our laws and customs are based upon the laws of Moses and the teachings of Christ; how constantly the Bible is appealed to a…

- David Josiah Brewer

No nation is better than its sacred book. In that book are expressed its highest ideals of life, and no nation rises above those ideals. No nation ha…

- David Josiah Brewer

He who is honest in his dealings simply because of the social prestige and position it secures will never develop his higher nature, but will always …

- David Josiah Brewer

Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be …

- David Josiah Brewer