GILES: They be tellin’ lies about my wife, sir. I – .
DANFORTH: Do you take it upon yourself to determine what this court shall believe and what it shall set aside?
GILES: Your Excellency, we mean no disrespect for – .
DANFORTH: Disrespect indeed! It is disruption, Mister. This is the highest court of the supreme government of this province, do you know it?
– Arthur Miller
The Crucible, Act 3. When Giles Corey tries to tell the court that people are lying about his wife Martha being a witch, Judge Danforth immediately shuts him down. Displaying both arrogance and intolerance, he accuses Giles of disrupting the highest court in the province. Danforth refuses to allow Giles make a submission in defense of his accused wife, showing he has already made up his mind. This shows Danforth abusing his powers as a judge.