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Quote by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

“I wish popularity, but it is that popularity which follows; not that which is run after. It is that popularity which, sooner or later, never fails to do justice to the pursuit of noble ends, by noble means.”

Quote by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, was an outstanding British judge whose influence on the legal field was profound. He was renowned for his fairness and wisdom. more

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