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Human society was so constituted, for human nature was so constituted, that the honour and dignity of a father were connected with that of a son; and there was no son who must not be disturbed and disquieted by imputations on his father.

— Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden King v. Hunt (1824)

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We cannot suffer a person by his affidavit to arraign the whole justice of the country and its administration.

Case of Edmonds and others (1821)

Prima facie, every estate, whether given by will or otherwise, is supposed to be beneficial to the party to whom it is so given.

Townson v. Tickell (1820)

It is fit that justice should be administered with great caution.

Rex v. Bowditch (1818)

Although our powers are great, they are not unlimited—they are bounded by some lines of demarcation.

The King v. Justices of Devon (1819)

I know of no privileged class of society, and I do not know an esquire has any privileges a yeoman has not.

Case of Edmonds and others (1821)

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