equity, n.All

Equity is simply a matter of the length of the judge's ears.

Equity is a rougish thing that takes shape according to the conscience of him that is chancellor.

Equity is a principle that does not demand that its suitors shall have led blameless lives.

Equity is a roguish thing: for law it is deemed by many a mere we have a measure, know what to speculative chimera, which can never trust to; equity is according to the be reduced to practice. But if the conscience of him that is chancellor, abuse is inevitable, does it follow that aa d as that is larger or narrower, so is we ought not to try at least to miti- equity. ’Tis all one as if they should gate it. It is precisely because the make the standard for the measure we force of things tends always to de- ca |i a f 0 ot a chancellor’s foot ; what stroy equably that the force of the an uncertain measure would this be! legislature mist always tend to main- One chancellor has a long foot, ant ft, n it. Rousseau. other a short foot, a third an indiffer , , ... _ . ent foot. ’Tis the same in the eban 1 he king ls'but a man, as I am ; the cellor’s conscience.

Equity is built by the people who can most afford to pay rent while rent is paid by those who can least afford to pay rent.