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Limitation is not a matter of justice. It is a rule of public policy which has its origin in history and its justification in convenience.

— Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

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Freedom of speech means not only freedom for the views with which you agree but also freedom for the views which you hate and deplore.

I have always held that a case in a court of justice should be open for all and for newspapers to report.

This is a case of a barmaid who was badly bitten by a big dog.

The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country.

Mr. Kavanagh wants to have a gun, perhaps many guns. To do so, he has to get the permission of the chief officer of police for his area.

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