If you deny that any princi... by Frederick Pollock, an English Judge

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“If you deny that any principles of conduct at all are common to and admitted by all men who try to behave reasonably - well, I don't see how you can have any ethics or any ethical background for law.”

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Frederick Pollock

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Name: Frederick Pollock

Nationality: English

Date of Birth: Dec 10, 1845

Date of Death: Jan 18, 1937

Profession: Judge

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