“Silence becomes a kind of crime when it operates as a cover or an encouragement to the guilty.”
Thomas Paine, Pennsylvania Packet, January 23, 1779
The right to legal representation, the Sixth Amendment was born from our experience with the British colonial government. England has no right to counsel, but our Founding Fathers made sure that we do. These are some of our favorite Founders quotes on criminal justice and the 6th Amendment.
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