The principal duty of a judge, is to suppress force and fraud; whereof force is the more pernicious, when it is open, and fraud, when it is close and disguised.
法官的首要职责,是制止强暴与欺诈;强暴公然施行时危害更大,欺诈隐蔽伪装时危害更深。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Judicature —
The principal duty of a judge, is to suppress force and fraud; whereof force is the more pernicious, when it is open, and fraud, when it is close and disguised.
法官的首要职责,是制止强暴与欺诈;强暴公然施行时危害更大,欺诈隐蔽伪装时危害更深。