I will not suffer the Christian religion to be reviled, while I sit…

Every one must be supposed to be cognizant of a public law.

The law of England is a law of liberty, and, consistently with this liberty, we have not what is called an imprimatur (let it be printed); there is no such preliminary licence necessary. But if a man publish a paper, he is exposed to the …

What may be good circumstances in one man, cannot be deemed so in another.

In a criminal case I can presume nothing.

Every man must be taken to be cognizant of the law, otherwise there is no saying to what extent the excuse of ignorance may not be Law carried. It would be urged in almost every case.

No man should be allowed to have an interest against his duty.