How we cite our quotes: (Act, Scene, Line)
Quote #4
DRUMMOND. The use of this title prejudices the case of my client: it calls up a picture of the prosecution, astride a white horse, ablaze in the uniform of a militia colonel, with all the forces of right and righteousness marshaled behind him. (I, II, 121-25)
Now, there's an image. Drummond is saying that it isn't fair to call Brady a "Colonel" because it unfairly biases the jury and the media to think that he's the righteous one—he's got the military behind him, after all. Can you think of any other titles that change the way that people see the person who gets to use it? (Where would Principal Skinner be without his title?)
Quote #5
BRADY. I've seen what you can do to a jury. Twist and tangle them. Nobody's forgotten the
Endicott Publishing case—where you made the jury believe the obscenity was in their own minds, not on the printed page. It was immoral what you did to that jury. Tricking them.Judgment by confusion. Think you can get away with it here? (I, II, 217-22)
Here, Brady's calling Drummond out for using some questionable tactics in order to win a previous case. Is it moral to convince a jury of something that might be untrue, in order to bring about a verdict that you believe is just? Wow. That's a pretty tough question. How much truth can you sacrifice in the pursuit of some larger sense of justice?
Quote #6
BRADY. […] But if the full penalty of the law is meted out to Bertram Cates, the faithful the whole world over, who are watching us here and listening to our every word, will call this courtroom blessed! (II, II, 58-61)
Legal justice is closely related to divine justice for Brady. In fact, he doesn't seem to care as much about defending the law as he does about his own belief system being promoted.