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I remember Lord Eldon saying to counsel, " You have told us how far…
Quote bySir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet · 1783–1870
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Phillips v. Briard (1856), 4 W. R. 487..
English (original)
I remember Lord Eldon saying to counsel, " You have told us how far the cases have gone, will you now tell us where they are to stop?" I think it is now time that we should say where the cases are to stop.
— Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet
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