p. 27
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In those days there were no Scottish Q.C.s or K.C.s, though it was customary to confer the rank of Queen's Counsel on the Lord Advocate of the day by admitting him to the English roll of silks... the Scottish roll of Queen's Counsel was instituted... in 1897.

— Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In those days there were no Scottish Q.C.s or K.C.s, though it was customary to confer the rank of Queen's Counsel on the Lord Advocate of the day by admitting him to the English roll of silks... the Scottish roll of Queen's Counsel was instituted... in 1897." in the context of "p. 27" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan

Hugh Pattison Macmillan, Baron Macmillan (20 February 1873 – 5 September 1952) was a Scottish advocate and judge