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Whatever restraint is larger than the necessary protection of the…

Quote byNicholas Conyngham Tindal · 1776–1846

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Horner v. Graves (1831), 7 Bing. 743.

English (original)

Whatever restraint is larger than the necessary protection of the party, can be of no benefit to either, it can only be oppressive; and if oppressive, it is, in the eye of the law unreasonable.

— Nicholas Conyngham Tindal

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