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# David Edward

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Sir David Alexander Ogilvy Edward is a Scottish lawyer and academic, and former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities. Sir David is an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford; Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. H

##  Quotes by David Edward

> [The laugh-count is right up there with being diagnosed with late-stage cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-edward/the-laugh-count-is-right-up-there-with-being-diagnosed-with-late/)

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> [The modern susceptibility to conformity and obedience to authority indicates that the truth endorsed by authority is likely to be accepted as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-edward/the-modern-susceptibility-to-conformity-and-obedience-to-authority/)

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