Edward Bennett Williams was born on 31 May 1920 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was married to Agnes Anne Neill and Dorothy Adair Guider. He died on 13 August 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
In the law there is a presumption of innocence. It is a legal concept, not a moral one. I defend my clients from legal guilt. Moral judgments I leave to the majestic vengeance of God.