Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough quotes
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“That part of a work of one author found in another is not of itself piracy, or sufficient to support an action; a man may adopt part of the work of another; he may so make use of another’s labors for the promotion of science and the benefit of the public.”
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“The greater the truth the greater the libel.”
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“It is a principle of law, that a person intends to do that which is the natural effect of what he does.”
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“The law of England is a law of liberty .”
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“Every man must be taken to be cognizant of the law, otherwise there is no saying to what extent the excuse of ignorance may not be Law carried. It would be urged in almost every case.”
-- Edward Law, 1st Earl of EllenboroughSource : "Bilbie v. Lumley and Others 102 ER 448". English case (2 East, 469), June 28, 1802.
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“There have been errors in the administration of the most enlightened men.”
-- Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
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Source : "For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved". Interview with Silvia Cattori, www.voltairenet.org. May 9, 2006.
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“You're my present and my future Sadie, I will use whatever power I have to make you happy.”
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Source : "Golden Globe Nominee Abel Korzeniowski Talks Madonna, ‘W.E.,’ Score" by Bill Desowitz, www.indiewire.com. January 11, 2012.
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