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It is for the legislature to alter the law if Parliament in its…

Quote byEdward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten · 1830–1913

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Hamilton v. Baker, "The Sara" (1889), L. R. 14 Ap. Ca. 227..

English (original)

It is for the legislature to alter the law if Parliament in its wisdom thinks an alteration desirable.

— Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten

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