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Common Law Quotes

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
There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary to the public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute not common law. Neither individuals not corporations have any right to come into court and ask... Robert A. Heinlein
Edgar Allan Poe quote: "A judge at common law may be an ordinary man; a good judge of..."
A judge at common law may be an ordinary man; a good judge of a carpet must be a genius. Edgar Allan Poe
2. We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which through Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, and the English common law find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence. Winston Churchill
Thomas Jefferson quote: "Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law."
Christianity neither is, nor ever was a part of the common law. Thomas Jefferson
Frederick Pollock quote: "Our lady the Common Law is a very wise old lady though she..."
Our lady the Common Law is a very wise old lady though she still has something to learn in telling what she knows. Frederick Pollock
Frederick Pollock quote: "It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law..."
It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse. Frederick Pollock
James Wilson quote: "Christianity is part of the common law."
Christianity is part of the common law. James Wilson
Matthew Hale quote: "Christianity is part of the Common Law of England."
Christianity is part of the Common Law of England. Matthew Hale
And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family. Patricia Ireland
William O. Douglas quote: "Common sense often makes good law."
Common sense often makes good law. William O. Douglas
George Washington quote: "Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by..."
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. George Washington
Thomas Aquinas quote: "Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him..."
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. Thomas Aquinas
Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community. Thomas Aquinas
In a composite nation like ours, as before the law, there should be no rich, no poor, no high, no low, no white, no black, but common country, common citizenship, equal rights and a common destiny. Frederick Douglass

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