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He often said that we were too much inclined to go far from home for our law; that we were fond of legal exotics.
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gutenberg.orgOrange Jacobs: “He often said that we were too much inclined to go far from home for our law; that we were fond of legal exotics.”
Editor's note · Context
Jacobs shares a judge's belief that legal practitioners often look too far for inspiration rather than relying on local law.
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