Abraham Lincoln: In law it is a good policy never to plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you cannot.

In law it is a good policy never to plead what you need not, lest you oblige you — Abraham Lincoln

In law it is a good policy never to plead what you need not, lest you oblige yourself to prove what you cannot.

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