The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. by Henry Louis Mencken

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"The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence." - Copy to Clipboard

-- Henry Louis Mencken

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