Plea Act

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“I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

“Spirit is now a very fashionable word: to act with Spirit, to speak with Spirit, means only to act rashly, and to talk indiscreetly. An able man shows his Spirit by gentle words and resolute actions; he is neither hot nor timid.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)