"I do not think I can pass over the distinct words of Sir George Jessel, who knew practice as thoroughly as any Judge …"

"Public policy does not admit of definition and is not easily explained. It is a variable quantity; it must vary and d…"

"It is to my mind much to be regretted, and it is a regret which I believe every Judge on the bench shares, that text-…"

"This seems to me to be one of those cases in which the Court is bound to arrive at a conclusion without having any sa…"

"I think that the proper and safe course is to follow a decision of a Court of co-ordinate jurisdiction, unless some c…"

"It is the right of her Majesty's subjects to make claims and to have them tried in the constitutional way."

"Motives do not concern me; they are a dangerous subject with which to deal."

"The difficulty which I feel as a Judge, and always felt at the Bar, is this: a defendant is entitled to put his back …"

"I am always afraid of quoting my own decisions; I do not think it is the right thing for a judge to do, but I often d…"

"A decision of the House of Lords requires no sanction."