"The Crown cannot ever be prejudiced by the misconduct or negligence of any of its officers."

"You need not cite cases that are familiar."

"In a perfectly new case—a case altogether primae impressionis—I think the Judges are bound to hold fast to the princi…"

"You have no right, for the purpose of justifying a libel, to inquire into a man's life and opinions."

"I remember Lord Eldon saying to counsel, " You have told us how far the cases have gone, will you now tell us where t…"

"Judges are philologists of the highest order."

"In criminal cases you always begin by proving the corpus delicti, and then connect the prisoner with it."

"The rule is this: that wherever there is a decision of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction, the other Courts will adop…"

"International law, like the moral law, is part of the law of England, but only to the extent that the Courts will not…"

"Arguments from the American statute are not of much force, because Englishmen are not bound to know it."