Quote#Wisdom
I do not see why, if we can tell what a man intends, and can give…
Quote byNathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley · 1828–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In re Morgan (1893), 3 Ch. 228..
English (original)
I do not see why, if we can tell what a man intends, and can give effect to his intention as expressed, we should be driven out of it by other cases or decisions in other cases. I always protest against anything of the sort.
— Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley
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