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Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

(1731–1806) Judge

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Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow was a judge.

Quick Facts About Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

Born: December 9, 1731
Died: September 12, 1806
Profession: Judge

About Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

[Wikidata] British lawyer and Tory politician (1731-1806)... | [Wikipedia] Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, PC, was a British lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1778 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Thurlow. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain for fourteen years and under four Prime Ministers.

Quotes by Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow

Did you ever expect a corporation to have a conscience, when it has no soul to be damned, and nobody to be…

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Conscience

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Nature is always wise in every part.

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Nature

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You never expected justice from a company, did you? They have neither a soul to lose, nor a body to kick.

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Body

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Common sense is in spite of, not because of age.

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Age

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When I forget my sovereign, may my God forget me.

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Forget

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Corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be condemned, they therefore do as they like.

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Body

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May, queen of blossoms, And fulfilling flowers, With what pretty music Shall we charm the hours? Wilt thou have pipe and reed,…

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Charm

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