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Chapter 23
Iwon’tlivetoseethelawchanged,andifyoulivetoseeityou’llbeanoldman."
ThiswasnotgoodenoughforJem."Nosir,theyoughtadoawaywithjuries.Hewasn’tguiltyinthefirstplaceandtheysaidhewas."
"Ifyouhadbeenonthatjury,son,andelevenotherboyslikeyou,Tomwouldbeafreeman,"saidAtticus."Sofarnothinginyourlifehasinterferedwithyourreasoningprocess.Thosearetwelvereasonablemenineverydaylife,Tom’sjury,butyousawsomethingcomebetweenthemandreason.Yousawthesamethingthatnightinfrontofthejail.Whenthatcrewwentaway,theydidn’tgoasreasonablemen,theywentbecausewewerethere.There’ssomethinginourworldthatmakesmenlosetheirheads—theycouldn’tbefairiftheytried.Inourcourts,whenit’sawhiteman’swordagainstablackman’s,thewhitemanalwayswins.They’reugly,butthosearethefactsoflife."
"Doesn’tmakeitright,"saidJemstolidly.Hebeathisfistsoftlyonhisknee."Youjustcan’tconvictamanonevidencelikethat—youcan’t."
"Youcouldn’t,buttheycouldanddid.Theolderyougrowthemoreofityou’llsee.Theoneplacewhereamanoughttogetasquaredealisinacourtroom,beheanycoloroftherainbow,butpeoplehaveawayofcarryingtheirresentmentsrightintoajurybox.
