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The Court exercises its jurisdiction for the enforcement of the…

Quote byJohn Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly · 1802–1874

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Laver v. Fielder (1862), 32 Beav. 13..

English (original)

The Court exercises its jurisdiction for the enforcement of the truth, and makes a man's acts square with his words, by compelling him to perform what he has undertaken.

— John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly

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