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There is no rule more solid than that a man shall not entitle himself to profit by his own testimony.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “There is no rule more solid than that a man shall not entitle himself to profit by his own testimony.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts a fundamental legal principle that one cannot benefit from their own testimony in court.
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