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It is not the function of a Court of justice to enforce or give…

Quote byEdward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten · 1830–1913

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Blackburn, Low & Co. v. Vigors (1887), L. R. 12 Ap. Ca. 543..

English (original)

It is not the function of a Court of justice to enforce or give effect to moral obligations which do not carry with them legal or equitable rights.

— Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten

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