Irony is a gift of the gods, the most subtle of all the modes of speech. It is an armour and a weapon; it is a philosophy and a perpetual entertainment; it is food for the hungry of wit and drink to those thirsting for laughter...

When we stand, we do so not only for ourselves, but also for countless others who have similar stories but may never have an opportunity to be witnessed.

“There will be no direct evidence introduced by the government that Martha Stewart conspired to obstruct anything. No witness will appear in this courtroom during the trial to say 'Martha told me to do something unlawful'.”

“It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.”

“He was brought in and questioned a number of times and as I said there were inconsistencies in his story but inconsistencies, absent any type of physical evidence or witnesses, are not enough to arrest somebody.”

“I have personally visited the factories, and witnessed the sufferings of the overworked children. but, my friends, you never heard of this. No, no, my speeches on the subject were all suppressed by the press.”

“[Harrison said Lorenzo is not guilty of murder and that prosecutors are exaggerating.] If you've got pictures, if you've got DNA, if you've got witnesses, put it up, ... Let's go to court.”

“This case is about a lot of documents, but the documents themselves don't show the whole story. We had to call witnesses on the stand to fill in what the documents don't tell us.”

“. . . there is a much higher character from that of a wit or a poet or a savant, which is that of a rational sociable being, willing to carry on the commerce of life with all the sweetness and condescension, decency and virtue will permit.”

“A trial is still an ordeal by battle. For the broadsword there is the weight of evidence; for the battle-ax the force of logic; for the sharp spear, the blazing gleam of truth; for the rapier, the quick and flashing knife of wit.”