“One who does a thing in order to avoid a monetary penalty does not agree; he yields to compulsion precisely the same as though he did so to avoid a term in jail." [Justice George Sutherland, in the majority opinion for the Carter Coal case]”
Quotes by George Sutherland
George SutherlandGeorge Sutherland was a British-born American jurist and politician who made significant contributions to the legal landscape of the United States in the early 20th century. Born in Buckinghamshire, E...