The law has no eyes: the law has no hands : the law is nothing, nothing but a piece of paper printed by the King's printer, with the King's arms at the top, till public opinion breathes the breath of life into the dead letter. Speeches - Page 125by Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1853Full view - About this book
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...recede from his footstool, were but types of the folly of those who apply the maxims of theQuarter Sessions to the great convulsions of society. The...Association. An indictment was brought against my lion, and learned friend, the member for Kerry. The Grand Jury threw it out. Parliament met. The Lords... | |
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...theQuarterSessionsto the great convulsions of society. VThe law has no eyes ; the law has no kani^s ; the law is nothing — nothing but a piece of paper...into the dead letter./ We found this in Ireland. The Catholit Association bearded the Government. The Government resolved to put down the Association. An... | |
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...scourging the waves, Canute commanding the waves to recede from his footstool, were but types of the folly. The law has no eyes ; the law has no hands ; the law...into the dead letter. We found this in Ireland. The elections of 1826 — the Clare election, two years later — proved the folly of those who think that... | |
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...scotfrging the waves, Canute commanding the waves to recede from his footstool, were but types of the folly. The law has no eyes ; the law has no hands ; the law...into the dead letter. We found this in Ireland. The elections of 1 826 — the Clare election, two years later — proved the folly of those who think... | |
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...the law have its course : the law is strong enough to put down the seditious." Sir, we have heard all this blustering before ; and we know in what it ended....Association. An indictment was brought against my honorable and learned friend, the Member for Kerry. The Grand Jury threw it out. Parliament met. The... | |
| Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...scourging the waves, Canute commanding the waves to recede from his footstool, were but types of the folly. The law has no eyes ; the law has no hands ; the law...the dead letter. • We found this in Ireland. The elections of 1826 — the Clare election, two years later — proved the folly of those who think that... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1860 - 592 pages
...the law have its course : the law is strong enough to put down the seditious." Sir, we have heard all this blustering before ; and we know in what it ended....Association. An indictment was brought against my honorable and learned friend, the Member for Kerry. The Grand Jury threw it out. Parliament met. The... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 738 pages
...law have its course : the law is strong enough to piit down the seditious." Sir, we have heard all this blustering before ; and we know in what it ended....Association. An indictment was brought against my honorable and learned friend, the Member for Kerry. The Grand Jury threw it out. Parliament met. The... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [speeches]) - 1866 - 294 pages
...tie law have its course : the law is strong enough to put down the seditious." Sir, we have heard all this blustering before ; and we know in what it ended....Government. The Government resolved to put down the As sociation. An indictment was brought against my honourable and learned friend, the Member for Kerry.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1871 - 760 pages
...blustering before; and we know in what it ended. It is the blustering of little men whose lot lias fallen on a great crisis. Xerxes scourging the winds,...Association. An indictment was brought against my honorable and learned friend, the Member for Kerry. The Grand Jury threw it out. Parliament met. The... | |
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