"Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of forger, the law presumes to be genuine, and devolves on the opposing party the burden of proving it to be otherwise."

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Source : Simon Greenleaf (1847). “An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by the Rules of Evidence Administered in Courts of Justice: With an Account of the Trial of Jesus”, p.7

Simon Greenleaf

#Party Quotes #Law Quotes #Custody Quotes

“I have to stay humble. I'm just a normal human with a job that is televised.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.”
“I almost find it very attractive when a woman has no idea who I am.”

Source : "Dallas Star Josh Henderson Reveals His Dating Deal Breakers". Interview with Zach Johnson, www.usmagazine.com. June 23, 2012.
“Conflicting economic interest is relatively unimportant as a cause of war.”

Source : Frank H. Knight, Ross B. Emmett (1999). “Selected Essays by Frank H. Knight, Volume 2: Laissez Faire: Pro and Con”, p.297, University of Chicago Press
“More often than not, in order to find truth, a wise man must suffer the ravings of the insane. There is no undiscovered truth to be found in the minds of the reasonable and rational.”
“He stepped into the morning feeling more alive than he'd felt in months. Hold fast and believe in me, love, he whispered across the centuries. Because love and belief were serious magic in and of themselves.”
“Well, it's really important to be honest with the person that you're seeing.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview: Prom's Thomas McDonell". Interview with Carly Nelson, www.seventeen.com. April 28, 2011.
“When I see a policeman with a club beating a man on the ground, I don't have to ask whose side I'm on.”

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