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Simon Greenleaf Quotes
In trials of fact, by oral testimony, the proper inquiry is not whether is it possible that the testimony may be false, but whether there is sufficient probability that it is true.
Simon Greenleaf

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
December 5, 1783
Date of Death:
October 6, 1853
Nationality:
American
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