"It is better that the law should be certain than that every judge should speculate upon improvements in it."
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Sheldon v. Goodrich, 8 Ves. 481, 497 (1803)
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John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon
John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838) was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1801 to 1806 and from 1807 to 1827.
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