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It will be observed that three eminent judges, Hobart, Coke, and Holt, all found the inevitable conclusion on the immutable principles of Natural Law, that law which is common to all countries.
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Sumner notes that eminent judges have concluded that natural law dictates the necessity of impartiality in judgment.
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