 | University of Michigan - 1892
...which no senator can possibly be fit for his office." " How unbecoming," exclaims Blackstone, '• must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old! What kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he... | |
 | John Ordronaux - 1891 - عدد الصفحات: 696
...long been exercised. Here again Blackstone exclaims with just indignation : "And how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the Legislature to vote for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old ! What kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he... | |
 | John C. Devereux - 1891 - عدد الصفحات: 392
...a knowledge of the laws is necessary ; for, in the words of the Commentator, " how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the legislature, to vote for a new law who is utterly ignorant of the old ! What kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give who is a stranger to the text upon which he... | |
 | Ohio State Bar Association - 1910
...those laws to posterity, amended if possible, at least without any derogation. And how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old; what kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he... | |
 | Washington State Bar Association - 1894
...their posterity, amended, if possible, at least, without any derrogation. And how unbecoming; must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote for a new law who is utterly ignorant of the old? what kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give who is a stranger to the text upon which he comments!... | |
 | Oklahoma State Bar Association - 1909
...Blackstone says on this subject: "ft.o'w unbecoming it must appear in a member of the Aeg1fslature to vote for a new law who is utterly ignorant of the old * * *. Indeed it is perfectly ama?.fng that there should be no other state of life, no Oilier occupation,... | |
 | Alabama State Bar Association - 1895
...to their posterity, amended, if possible, at least without any derogation. And how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote for a new law who is utterly ignorant of the old ; what kind of interpretation can he^be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he... | |
 | Richard E. Ellis - 1971 - عدد الصفحات: 377
...rich men to be as well trusted, in the administration of legal affairs, as any others; Can any man vote for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old? What kind of interpretation can he give, who is stranger to the text, on which he comments! The lawyers... | |
 | St. George Tucker, William Blackstone - 2000 - عدد الصفحات: 3276
...'laws to their posterity, amended if possible, at least without any derogation. And how unbecoming must it appear in a member of the legislature to vote for...interpretation can he be enabled to give, who is a stranger to the text upon which he comments ! Indeed it is perfectly amazing, that there should be... | |
 | William Blackstone, Sir William Blackstone - 2002
...poflible, at leaft without any derogation. And how unbecoming muft it appear in a member of the legiflature to vote for a new law, who is utterly ignorant of the old ! what kind of interpretation can he be enabled to give, who is a ftranger to the text upon which he... | |
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