I know of no privileged class of society, and I do not know… - Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden

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I know of no privileged class of society, and I do not know an esquire has any privileges a yeoman has not.

Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden

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Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden (7 October 1762 – 4 November 1832), was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832.

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Alternative Names: Tenterden, Charles Abbott, 1st Baron • Lord Tenterden

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I know of no privileged class of society, and I do not know an esquire has any privileges a yeoman has not. - Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden

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