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I am still seeking the exact quote, "The law, sir, is an ass!"
Category: Relationships and Society > Law Asked by: thinkerbillhackett-ga List Price: $10.00 |
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18 Apr 2006 15:09 PDT
Expires: 18 May 2006 15:09 PDT Question ID: 720337 |
A previous search failed to locate the precise quote finding only Charles Dickens' Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist saying..."the law be a ass". I believe the original was attributed to Francis Bacon but have been unable to find the exact quote. |
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Re: I am still seeking the exact quote, "The law, sir, is an ass!"
From: pinkfreud-ga on 18 Apr 2006 15:40 PDT |
I spent several hours on this the last time you posted the question. I found no verifiable references to the quote which use the exact wording that you've given. Many of those who use this wording attribute it to Dickens, and it looks to me as if it is an alteration of the Dickens quote rather than a genuine quote from some other source. The actual Dickens quote says "the law is a ass." http://www.bartleby.com/73/1002.html |
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Re: I am still seeking the exact quote, "The law, sir, is an ass!"
From: kriswrite-ga on 18 Apr 2006 15:54 PDT |
Perhaps the confusion is that the musical "Oliver!" based on the Dickens Novel "Oliver Twist" uses the phrasing you mention, which is a slight variance from the book. Kriswrite |
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Re: I am still seeking the exact quote, "The law, sir, is an ass!"
From: funfest-ga on 18 Apr 2006 16:05 PDT |
per Kriswrite-ga above... 1969 musical in the US (I think it got the Oscar for best Picture) uses the phrase as you have written it. |
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