[101]
If, however, part of the statement of facts tells in
our favour and part against us, we must consider
whether in view of the circumstances of the case
the parts in question should be blent or kept
apart. If the points which are damaging to our
case be in the majority, the points which are in
its favour will be swamped. Under those circumstances it will be best to keep them apart and, after
setting forth and proving the points which help our
case, to meet the rest by employing the remedies
mentioned above.
Quintilian. With An English Translation. Harold Edgeworth Butler. Cambridge. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1921.
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