John Eardley Wilmot Quote

It is the principle of the common law, that an officer ought not to take money for doing his duty.


Stotesbury v. Smith (1759), 2 Burr. Part IV. 928.


It is the principle of the common law, that an officer ought not to take money for doing his duty.

It is the principle of the common law, that an officer ought not to take money for doing his duty.

It is the principle of the common law, that an officer ought not to take money for doing his duty.

It is the principle of the common law, that an officer ought not to take money for doing his duty.