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For if the judgment makes the law, and not the law directs the judgment, it is impossible there should be such a thing as an illegal judgment given.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “For if the judgment makes the law, and not the law directs the judgment, it is impossible there should be such a thing…”
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This quote emphasizes that if judgments are not directed by law, illegal judgments could not exist, highlighting the relationship between law and judgment.
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