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It is a strong presumption that that which never has been done cannot by law be done at all.

— William Henry Ashurst Russell v. The Mayor of Devon (1788)

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It is every man's own fault if he does not take such advice as will be sure to lead him right.

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Paper currency, guarded by proper regulations and restrictions, is the life of commerce.

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This Court will always know to temper mercy with justice where there is room for it.

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Better that an individual should suffer an injury than that the public should suffer an inconvenience.

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