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{{quote| ''Dan'l Webster had faced some hard juries and hanging judges in his time, but this was the hardest he'd ever faced, and he knew it. They sat there with a kind of glitter in their eyes, and the stranger's smooth voice went on and on. Every time he'd raise an objection, it'd be "Objection sustained", but whenever Dan'l objected, it'd be "Objection denied". Well, you couldn't expect fair play from a fellow like this Mr. Scratch.'' <br />
'''Stephen Vincent Benet''', ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' }}
 
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode 'Treehouse of Horror IV' ("The Devil and Homer Simpson" segment), when Homer sold his soul for a doughnut, included a jury consisting of John Wilkes Booth, Lizzie Borden, John Dillinger, Blackbeard, Benedict Arnold, the starting lineup of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers (famed for their [[Unnecessary Roughness|violent play]]), and Richard Nixon.
{{quote| '''Nixon:''' But I'm not dead yet! In fact, I just wrote an article for Redbook.<br />
'''Satan (Flanders):''' Hey, listen, I did a favor for ''you''!<br />
'''Nixon:''' Yes, master. }}
** Given that Nixon has been dead for nearly 20 years, this speaks volumes as to how long the Simpsons have been on the air.
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