No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God.

Quote by William Blackstone

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Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the...

Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the...

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form...

Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form...

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every...

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every...

So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will...

So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will...

If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not...

If [the legislature] will positively enact a thing to be done, the judges are not...

The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.

The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.

That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the...

That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the...

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.

The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it...

The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it...

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is...

The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is...