
“He who seeks equity must do equity.”
Equity Jurisprudence, 1st ed. (1836), § 59.
We are ruled by an upper caste Hindu raj
“He who seeks equity must do equity.”
Equity Jurisprudence, 1st ed. (1836), § 59.
Prime Minister's Questions (3 December 1979) https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1979/dec/03/european-council-dublin-meeting
First term as Prime Minister
The Temper of Our Time (1967)
Context: Free men are aware of the imperfection inherent in human affairs, and they are willing to fight and die for that which is not perfect. They know that basic human problems can have no final solutions, that our freedom, justice, equality, etc. are far from absolute, and that the good life is compounded of half measures, compromises, lesser evils, and gropings toward the perfect. The rejection of approximations and the insistence on absolutes are the manifestation of a nihilism that loathes freedom, tolerance, and equity.
“Equity will go no further than the law.”
Tooke v. Hollingworth (1793), 5 T. R. 225.
“I think that common law is better than equity.”
Angus v. Clifford (1891), L. J. Rep. (N. S.) 60 C. D. 455.
1979 Chairman's Letter http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1979.html
Letters to Shareholders (1957 - 2012)
Context: The primary test of managerial economic performance is the achievement of a high earnings rate on equity capital employed (without undue leverage, accounting gimmickry, etc.) and not the achievement of consistent gains in earnings per share. In our view, many businesses would be better understood by their shareholder owners, as well as by the general public, if managements and financial analysts modified the primary emphasis they place upon earnings per share, and upon yearly changes in that figure.
“A Court of equity knows its own province.”
Mayor, &c. of Southampton v. Graves (1800), 8 T. R. 592.
“Equity has not relieved against gross improvidence.”
Duke of Beaufort v. Neeld (1845), 12 CI. & F. 260.
July 2005 http://www.startribune.com/nation/12598281.html, in testimony to the House Financial Services Committee.
2000s