"International law, like the moral law, is part of the law of England, but only to the extent that the Courts will not help those that break it."

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“You have no right, for the purpose of justifying a libel, to inquire into a man's life and opinions.”

“In a perfectly new case—a case altogether primae impressionis—I think the Judges are bound to hold fast to the principles of the common law—to remember the maxim, "Salus reipublicae suprema lex," and if the condition be really in principle against the public good, to pronounce it in their judgment void.”

“Judges are philologists of the highest order.”

“Circumstantial evidence only raises a probability.”

“The Crown cannot ever be prejudiced by the misconduct or negligence of any of its officers.”

“The rule is this: that wherever there is a decision of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction, the other Courts will adopt that as the basis of their decision, provided it can be appealed from. If it cannot be appealed from, then they will exercise their own judgment.”

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