William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield Quotes

Rules of property ought to be generally known, and not to be left upon loose notes, which rather serve to confound principles, than to confirm them.

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

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• Rules of property ought to be generally known, and not to be left upon loose notes, which rather serve to confound principles, than to confirm them.

  

  William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
  • Principles
  • Property
  • Ought