12 Angry Men Justice and Judgment Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from 12 Angry Men.

Quote #7

JUROR #11: What kind of man are you? You have sat here and voted guilty with everyone else because there are some baseball tickets burning a hole in your pocket.

Juror #11 can't believe it when he finds out that #7 has been voting with the majority of jurors all night just so he can get out of the courthouse as soon as possible. For #11, this is the most irresponsible and unjust thing a person could ever do in this kind of situation. And we're inclined to agree with him.

Quote #8

JUROR #11: If you want to vote not guilty, then do it because you are convinced the man is not guilty. If you believe he is guilty, then vote that way. Or don't you have the … the guts—the guts to do what you think is right?

As he spells out pretty clearly, Juror #11 wants #7 to vote with his conscience instead of his watch. The problem now is that we can't believe anything #7 says, since he refuses to explain his reasons for voting whatever way he does.

Quote #9

JUROR #10: I don't understand you people. How can you believe this kid is innocent? Look, you know how those people lie. I don't have to tell you. They don't know what truth is.

Juror #10's idea of justice seems to be the following: convict and execute any defendant who isn't white. Even worse, the guy just gets more racist as the movie goes on, until it seems like there's nothing behind his reasons for a Guilty verdict other than race.