Quote#Homeland
There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the…
Quote byWilliam Henry Maule · 1788–1858
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Martindale v. Falkner (1846), 2 C. B. 720, and characterised by Blackburn, J., in The Queen v. Mayor of Tewkesbury, L. R. 3 Q. B. 629..
English (original)
There is no presumption in this country that every person knows the law: it would be contrary to common sense and reason if it were so.
— William Henry Maule
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