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“In the law there is a presumption of innocence. It is a legal concept, not a moral one. . . .”

“In the law there is a presumption of innocence. It is a legal concept, not a moral one. I defend my clients from legal guilt. Moral judgments I leave to the majestic vengeance of God.”

-Edward Bennett Williams

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