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The greater the truth the greater the libel.

— Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough Attributed to Lord Ellenborough (1789)

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Wikiquote lists this as attributed to Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, but no primary source has been found.

Source: Attributed to Lord Ellenborough (c. 1789). Burns credits it to Lord Mansfield.
Work: to Lord Ellenborough, 1789
Source quality: Source identified Names the work or year, but without an exact location.

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