“The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yer face while it picks yer pocket: and the glorious uncertainty of it is of more use to the professors than the justice of it.”
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Macklin, C. (n.d.). The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yer face while it picks yer pocket: and the glorious uncertainty of it is of more use to the professors than the justice of it. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15956-the-law-is-a-sort-of-hocus-pocus/
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Macklin, Charles. “The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yer face while it picks yer pocket: and the glorious uncertainty of it is of more use to the professors than the justice of it.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15956-the-law-is-a-sort-of-hocus-pocus/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Macklin, Charles. “The law is a sort of hocus-pocus science, that smiles in yer face while it picks yer pocket: and the glorious uncertainty of it is of more use to the professors than the justice of it.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/15956-the-law-is-a-sort-of-hocus-pocus/.