Quote#Truth
If no appeal were possible, I have no great hesitation in saying that…
Quote byCharles Bowen, Baron Bowen · 1831–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Queen v. Justices of County of London, &c. (1893), L. R. 2 Q. B. 492..
English (original)
If no appeal were possible, I have no great hesitation in saying that this would not be a desirable country to live in. . . . It is quite true that there is enough difficulty in appealing as it is; but if there is to be no appeal at all possible the system would be intolerable.
— Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
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