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Nothing therefore is to be more avoided, in a free constitution, than…

Quote byWilliam Blackstone · 1723–1780

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769), Book I, ch. 7: Of the King's Prerogative..

English (original)

Nothing therefore is to be more avoided, in a free constitution, than uniting the provinces of a judge and a minister of state.

— William Blackstone

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