I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.


Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois (ed. 1860)

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.

I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.

I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.

I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.