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

- Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

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

- Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

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

- Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin