John Holt Quotes

Shall we indict one man for making a fool of another?

It would look very strange, when the Commons of England are so fond of their right of sending representatives to Parliament, that it should be in the power of a sheriff, or other officer, to deprive them of that right, and yet that they should have no remedy; it is a thing to be admired at by all mankind.

We take notice of all feasts, and the almanack is part of the common law, the calendar being established by Act of Parliament, and it is published before the Common-prayer Book.

It is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.

Where a man has but one remedy to come at his right, if he loses that he loses his right.

A gentleman of Lincoln's-inn.

An universal custom is a law, and I know no distinction between lex mercatoria and consuetudo mercaborum.

It is abominable to convict a man behind his back.

If it be a matter within our jurisdiction, we are bound by our oaths to judge of it.

We ought, as far as we can by law, to support the government of all societies and corporations, especially this of the city of London; and if the mayor and aldermen should not have power to punish offenders in a summary way, then farewell the government of the city.

Let all people come in, and vote fairly; it is to support one or the other party, to deny any man's vote.

My judgment ought to be given for the plaintiff: but my brothers are all of another opinion, and so I submit to it. The defendant must have his judgment.

We cannot alter the law, we are bound by our oaths to proceed according to the law as it is at present.

I agree we ought not to incroach or inlarge our jurisdiction; by so doing we usurp both on the right of the Queen and the people.

Actual perceptible damage is not indispensable as the foundation of an action; it is sufficient to show the violation of a right, in which case the law will presume damage.