Quote#Wisdom
In this case the plaintiff does not come into Court with clean hands;…
Quote byGiles Rooke · 1743–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Farmer v. Russell (1798), 2 Bos. & Pull. 301..
English (original)
In this case the plaintiff does not come into Court with clean hands; he alleges his own turpitude, and is indictable for his fraud.
— Giles Rooke
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