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3 John, 1st Earl of Eldon Scott Quotes

John, 1st Earl of Eldon Scott offers plain-spoken counsel on law and judgment, useful for readers weighing decisions.

John, 1st Earl of Eldon Scott quotes

  1. It is better that the law should be certain than that every judge should speculate upon improvements in it.

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  2. I always thought it better to allow myself to doubt before I decided, than to expose myself to the misery, after I had decided, of doubting whether I had decided rightly and justly.

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  3. I was with you, Mr. Scott-till I heard your argument.

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