"The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jurymen may dine"

This quote by Alexander Pope is a commentary on the justice system of his time. It recommends that the judges are so hungry for a conviction that they rapidly accept a sentence, even if it means that innocent people are hanged. The quote indicates that the jurymen are more interested in their own supper than with the fate of the implicated, and that they are willing to sacrifice the lives of the implicated in order to please their own appetites. This quote is a criticism of the justice system of the time, which was typically prejudiced and unfair. It suggests that the judges and jurymen were more concerned with their own interests than with justice, which innocent individuals were frequently punished for criminal offenses they did not commit. This quote is a suggestion that justice must constantly be served fairly and without predisposition, which the lives of the accused must not be ignored.