Quote#Wisdom
In England a man is presoomed to be innocent till he's proved guilty…
Quote byFinley Peter Dunne · 1867–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mr. Dooley's opinions (1901), p. 212..
English (original)
In England a man is presoomed to be innocent till he's proved guilty an' they take it f 'r granted he's guilty. In this counthry a man is presoomed to be guilty ontil he's proved guilty an' afther that he's presoomed to be innocent.
— Finley Peter Dunne
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