Quote#Humour & Wit
Mr. Justice Lopes: Why did you refuse information to the police?
Quote byJosephine Butler · 1828–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A back-and-forth with the judge during Butler's testimony in the Eliza Armstrong case, as quoted in The Birmingham Press (3 Nov 1885).
English (original)
Mr. Justice Lopes: Why did you refuse information to the police? Butler: I always refuse information to the police. (Laughter) Lopes: That quite answers my question, I admit. (Laughter) I hope if you always refuse information to the police, you do not refuse it to the law. Butler: No, I do not. (Laughter)
— Josephine Butler
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