Ben Franklin was fond of quoting maxims to emphasize a point. People came to accept his maxims as truisms, except when one maxim came into conflict with another. "A stitch in time saves nine", could conflict with "Haste makes waste", etc. Likewise, legal "maxims" (canons) are not to be taken as gospel if there is another legal canon that leads to a contrary conclusion.
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