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No man can come into a British Court of justice to seek the…

Quote byRichard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley · 1744–1804

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Morck v. Abel (1802), 3 Bos. and Pull. 38..

English (original)

No man can come into a British Court of justice to seek the assistance of the law who founds his claim upon a contravention of the British laws.

— Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley

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