...prohibition may exculpate an individual in many different circles, the law explicitly rejects this notion: “Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law but because ‘tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. “¿ Both the account...

...And he took his farewell trip to the Promised John Selden English jurist and antiquarian, 1584-1654 1 ht in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free; He builded better th 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. Table-Talk "Law" (1689)...

...689), 30, Ignorance of the I .aw excuses no man; not that all men know the I .aw, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. Ignorance. See ahn Knowledge Ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes, The. 1640: Herbert,...

...arms. Cicero, Pro Milone. Laws grind the poor, and rich man rule the law. Goldsmith, The Traveller. Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him. John Selden, Table-Talk....