It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer. <br class="br">Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769), Liv. IV, Cap. 24 https://books.google.com.br/books?id=v3dGAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA358&dq=%E2%80%9CIt+is+better+that+ten+guilty+persons+escape+than+that+one+innocent+suffer.%E2%80%9D&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd9fyfwbbKAhUHgpAKHTAjDg4Q6AEIJDAB#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9CIt%20is%20better%20that%20ten%20guilty%20persons%20escape%20than%20that%20one%20innocent%20suffer.%E2%80%9D&f=false <br class="br">Voltaire escreveu algo semelhante em Zadig (1747): "É melhor correr o risco de salvar um homem culpado do que condenar um inocente".