Bard of Avon

[Carol]

Steve V. wrote:
> To Magpie, it most certainly is Shakespear, that is of course unless
you want to call Judge Rya Zobel of the 1st Circuit Court, District of
Massachusetts a liar? <snip>

Cabal responded:
> IT IS NOT! 
> ' As stated by the Supreme Court of Vermont, in Chamberlin v.
Fuller, 59 Vt 247, 9 Atl. 832:
> 
> "No rogue should enjoy his ill-gotten plunder for the simple reason
that his victim is by chance a fool."' <snip>

Carol adds:

It seems that Cabal is correct. I found the same information:

"In Strand v. Griffith, 97 F. 854, 38 C.C.A. 444, the learned and
upright Henry C. Caldwell said:

"'There is no rule of law which requires men in their business
transactions to act upon the presumption that all men are knaves and
liars, and which declares them guilty of negligence, and refuses them
redress, whenever they fail to act on that presumption. The fraudulent
vendor cannot escape from liability by asking the law to applaud his
fraud and condemn his victim for his credulity. 'No rogue should enjoy
his ill-gotten plunder for the simple reason that his victim is by
chance a fool.' Chamberlin v. Fuller, 59 Vt. 247, 9 A. 832."

Here's a link to the source:

http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=9328

Great quote, but apparently it isn't Shakespeare. I did not, I
confess, look up Rya Zobel, so I have no idea what she has to say on
the matter.

Carol, noting that disagreeing with or questioning a statement is not
the same as calling the person who made the statement a liar and
there's no need for anyone to get hot under the collar