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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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