Quote#Wisdom
I am not, as I consider, to decide cases in favour of fools or…
Quote byGeorge Jessel · 1824–1883
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Wilson (1876) L.R. 2 C.D. 447..
English (original)
I am not, as I consider, to decide cases in favour of fools or idiots, but in favour of ordinary English people, who understand English when they see it, and are not deceived by any difference in type, but who have before them a very plain statement.
— George Jessel
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