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"You may not sell the cow and sup the milk."

— Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten Quoting an old adage in Nordenfelt v. Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co (1894)

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To protect those who are not able to protect themselves is a duty which every one owes to society.

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People cannot escape from the obligation of a statute by putting a private interpretation upon its language.

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It is a public scandal when the law is forced to uphold a dishonest act.

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