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Edward Coke quotes

English Businessman February 1, 1552 – September 3, 1634

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Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason - the law which is perfection of reason. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Success in crime always invites to worse deeds."
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled..."
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty..."
Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions. Edward Coke
The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great."
Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor..."
Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicated, for they have no souls. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "So use your own property as not to injure that of another."
So use your own property as not to injure that of another. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty."
One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty. Edward Coke
We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale."
Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be..."
Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be equally punished. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it..."
How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also."
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also. Edward Coke
Edward Coke quote: "Magna Charta is such a fellow, that he will have no sovereign."
Magna Charta is such a fellow, that he will have no sovereign. Edward Coke

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