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[T]ake it to be the bounden duty of the Judge to lay down the law as…

Quote byJohn Bayley · 1763–1841

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Trial of Sir Francis Burdett (King v. Burdett) (1820), 1 St. Tr. (N. S.) 130..

English (original)

[T]ake it to be the bounden duty of the Judge to lay down the law as it strikes him, and that of the jury to accede to it, unless they have superior knowledge on the subject.

— John Bayley

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