William Henry Ashurst (judge)

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

"General laws cannot give way to particular cases."

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

"When the Court see reason to suspect that justice has not been done to any particular defendant, they will in their discretion direct a further enquiry into the merits of the cause."

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

"Every rule may be waived by the person for whose benefit it is introduced."

"No man ought to be so absurd as to make a purchase without looking at the title deeds; if he is, he must take the consequence of his own negligence."

"No admission of the party . . . can make that legal which is in its nature illegal."