Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each other.

Quote by William Blackstone

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

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

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

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...

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...