 | Several Hands - 1771 - 614 strani
...particular, with great force againft the difcretionary power of Judges. ' The difcretion," fays he, ' of a judge is the law of tyrants; it is al•ways unknown ; it is different in different men ; it is cafual, and depends upon condition, temper, and paffion. In the bell it is oftentimes caprice; in the... | |
 | 1800 - 554 strani
...difcretion a great J lawyer has thus emphatically defcribed, viz. " The difcretion of a Judge is the la«r of Tyrants ; it is always unknown ; it is different in different men , it is calual, and depends upon conltitution, temper, and affection : in the belt, it is oftentimes caprice... | |
 | Francis Wollaston - 1795 - 188 strani
...1763 ; and the latter was made a judge in 1770. a.grea a great man hath said, " THE LAW OF TYRANTS j " IT IS ALWAYS UNKNOWN ; IT IS DIFFERENT " IN DIFFERENT MEN ; IT IS CASUAL, AND DE" PENDS UPON CONSTITUTION, TEMPER, AND " PASSION. IN THE BEST, IT IS OFTENTIMES " CAPRICE J IN THE... | |
 | John Almon - 1797 - 428 strani
...never be* too often repeated, and held up as a mirror to all future judges. . *' The difcrction of a judge is the law of tyrants ; it is always unknown ; it is different in different men ; it is cafual, and depends upon conftitution, temper, and pafsion. In the beft, it is often times ca<. price... | |
 | 1802 - 556 strani
...leave a rule inflexible, than permit it to be bent by the difcretion of a judge. The difcretion of a judge is the law of tyrants : it is always unknown: it is différent ¡ц different men : it is cafual, and depends upon conflitution, temper, and paffion. In... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 strani
...Of »judge. The discretion of a judge is the u*of tyrants : it is always unknown: it is ¿'it-rent in different men : it is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, and pas«on. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice ; ш the worst, it is every vice, folly, and pasí.Qn,... | |
 | Trinidad. [Appendix.] - 1807 - 228 strani
...notorious; and ought not to be left to " the discretion of a Judge;" which, Lord Chancellor Camden says, " is the law of tyrants; it is always unknown, it is...constitution, temper, and passion. In the best, it is often times caprice; in the worst, it is every vice, folly, and passion, to which human nature is liable."!... | |
 | Trinidad. [Appendix.] - 1807 - 238 strani
...which, Lord Chancellor Camden says, " is the law of tyrants; it is always unknown, it is.different in different men; it is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, and passion. In the best, it is often times caprice; in the worst, it is every vice, folly, and passion, to which human nature is liable."!... | |
 | Hugh Henry Brackenridge - 1814 - 608 strani
...their province jus dicere, not jus dare. " The discretion of a judge is, as a great man hath said, the law of tyrants ; it is always unknown ; it is...different in different men ; it is casual, and depends uflon constitution, temper and fiassion. In the best, it is oftentimes cafirice ; in the worst it is... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1821 - 342 strani
...specious falsehoods, nor fatigued by repeated evasions. CHAP. XXIII. CRIMINAL LAW. The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants: it is always unknown...is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice: in the worst it is every vice, folly, and passion to... | |
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The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants. It is always unknown. It is different in different men. It is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice; in the worst, it is every vice, folly, and passion... 
