The authority which is awarded to the intervention of a court of justice by the general opinion of mankind is so surprisingly great that it clings to the mere formalities of justice, and gives a bodily influence to the shadow of the law.
Harrigarria da auzitegien eskuhartzeari jendeak oro har ematen dion iritzi-ahalmena. Ahalmen hau hain handia denez, nahiz eta jadanik substantziarik izan ez, hala ere forma judizialari atxikitzen zaio; gorputza ematen dio itzalari.