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You mentioned the Benjamin Franklin quote that I had cited where he said it is more just to allow 100 guilty people to go free than to punish wrongfully a single innocent person that comes from Blackstone which is the foundation of American and British law.
Glenn Greenwald · Breaking Points · Mar 2025 Listen at 13:56 Why people recommend it
Commentaries on the Laws of England by Sir William Blackstone is a foundational treatise on the common law of England, heavily influencing the legal systems of both the United Kingdom and the United States. On Breaking Points, Glenn Greenwald referenced Blackstone while discussing due process and the origins of the famous legal principle that it is preferable for multiple guilty individuals to escape punishment rather than for one innocent person to suffer. A similar sentiment was echoed on Timcast IRL, where the host highlighted Blackstone's formulation alongside statements from Benjamin Franklin regarding the protection of the innocent within the judicial system. Both shows examined how these historical legal doctrines remain integral to contemporary debates over civil liberties, constitutional rights, and the administration of justice. The speakers utilized Blackstone's enduring legal writings to anchor arguments concerning the proper boundaries of state authority and the fundamental principles underpinning modern Western jurisprudence and criminal procedure.
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“you mentioned the Benjamin Franklin quote that I had cited where he said it is more just to allow 100 guilty people to go free than to punish wrongfully a single innocent person that comes from Blackstone which is the foundation of American and British law”
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“It's kind of crazy because like we get left behind these great quotes from the founding fathers and like Blackstone's formulation, and then Benjamin Franklin says, 'No, it should be that when 100 guilty persons escape, it is better that 100 guilty persons escape than one innocent person suffer.' And we're like, wow, thought-provoking, brilliant.”
“uh let's see English jurist Sir William Blackstone wrote in the commentaries of the laws of England an old law that wants moderate beatings by husbands but he did not mention thumbs”