Quote#Politics & Power
Whatever is contrary, bonos mores est decorum, the principles of our…
Quote byWilliam Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield · 1704–1793
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Jones v. Randall (1774), Lofft. 386..
English (original)
Whatever is contrary, bonos mores est decorum, the principles of our law prohibit, and the King's Court, as the general censor and guardian of the public manners, is bound to restrain and punish.
— William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
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