p. 60
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Nothing is more fatal to success at the Parliamentary Bar than to attempt to suppress or misrepresent any point, for if the Committees lose confidence in a counsel's fairness the Parliamentary agents will soon desert him.
— Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nothing is more fatal to success at the Parliamentary Bar than to attempt to suppress or misrepresent any point, for if the Committees lose confidence in a counsel's fairness the Parliamentary agents will soon desert him." in the context of "p. 60" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan" (Quotes, A Man of Law's Tale (1952), In London)
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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
About Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan
Hugh Pattison Macmillan, Baron Macmillan (20 February 1873 – 5 September 1952) was a Scottish advocate and judge
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