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> [I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery that falsehood and malice can invent, or the credulity a deluded population can swallow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/i-will-not-avoid-doing-what-i-think-is-right-though-it-should-draw-on/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

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## More by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

> [We are completely void of anything to do with God. Teachers can't touch a child - even to hug a crying child. Young boys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/we-are-completely-void-of-anything-to-do-with-god-teachers-can-t/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [The air of England is too pure for a slave to breathe, and so everyone who breathes it becomes free. Everyone who comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/the-air-of-england-is-too-pure-for-a-slave-to-breathe-and-so-everyone/)

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> [It is iniquitous, unjust, and most impolitic to persecute for religion's sake. It is against natural religion, revealed religion, and sound policy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/it-is-iniquitous-unjust-and-most-impolitic-to-persecute-for-religion/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [There is no positive law: Many things are bad by that, which otherwise were not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/there-is-no-positive-law-many-things-are-bad-by-that-which-otherwise/)

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> [I will not avoid doing what I think is right, though it should draw on me the whole artillery that falsehood and malice can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/i-will-not-avoid-doing-what-i-think-is-right-though-it-should-draw-on/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [Decide promptly, but never give any reasons. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/decide-promptly-but-never-give-any-reasons-your-decisions-may-be/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/consider-what-you-think-justice-requires-and-decide-accordingly-but/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [There is no entering into the secret thoughts of a man's heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/there-is-no-entering-into-the-secret-thoughts-of-a-man-s-heart/)

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> [I wish popularity, but it is that popularity which follows; not that which is run after. It is that popularity which, sooner or later,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/i-wish-popularity-but-it-is-that-popularity-which-follows-not-that/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/a-dose-of-poison-can-do-its-work-but-once-a-bad-book-can-go-on/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [Decide promptly, but never give any reasons for your decisions. Your decisions may be right, but your reasons are sure to be wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/decide-promptly-but-never-give-any-reasons-for-your-decisions-your/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [The expenses of the paperwork and court fees involved in pursuing the appeal through the courts were not too high. In fact, as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/the-expenses-of-the-paperwork-and-court-fees-involved-in-pursuing-the/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [The law protects nothing in that very respect, in which it is, at the same time, in the eye of the law, a crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/the-law-protects-nothing-in-that-very-respect-in-which-it-is-at-the/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [An estimated value is a precarious measure of justice, compared with the specific thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/an-estimated-value-is-a-precarious-measure-of-justice-compared-with/)

[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/)

> [God help the patient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-murray-1st-earl-of-mansfield/god-help-the-patient/)

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