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Consider the Essay as a political pamphlet on the Revolution side, and the fact that it was the Whig gospel for a century, and you will see its working merit.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Century Consider Essay Fact Gospel Merit Pamphlet Political Revolution See Side Will Working You

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Our lady the Common Law is a very wise old lady though she still has something to learn in telling what she knows.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Common Common Law Knows Lady Law Learn Old Old Lady Our She Something Still Telling Though Very Wise

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The oldest theory of contract is I think negative.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Contract Negative Oldest Theory Think I Think

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Have you ever found any logical reason why mutual promises are sufficient consideration for one another (like the two lean horses of a Calcutta hack who can only just stand together)? I have not.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Another Any Consideration Ever Found Hack Horses Just Lean Like Logical Mutual Only Promises Reason Stand Sufficient Together Two Who Why You

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It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Agreed Any Assumed Cannot Common Common Law Converse Equity Following Law More Than Whenever

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Medieval justice was a quaint thing.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Justice Medieval Thing

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So far I go with the Socialists as to think it a pretty general rule that, where monopoly is necessary, it is better in public hands.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Better Far General General Rule Go Hands Monopoly Necessary Pretty Public Rule Socialists Think Where

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It is strange how little harm bad codes do.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Bad Codes Harm How Little Strange

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I have not heard that even the New York abortion has done very much in the States where it has been enacted.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Abortion Been Done Even Heard Much New New York States Very Where York

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If you deny that any principles of conduct at all are common to and admitted by all men who try to behave reasonably - well, I don't see how you can have any ethics or any ethical background for law.

~Frederick Pollock

Topics: Admitted Any Background Behave Common Conduct Deny Ethical Ethics How Law Men Principles Reasonably See Try Well Who You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Judge

Born: December 10th, 1845

Died: January 18th, 1937

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