“Law is stable; the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed.Quote by Henry James Sumner MaineTopics: Quotes about Henry James Sumner MaineShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
It is true that the aristocracies seem to have abused their monopoly of legal knowledge;...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should...#Henry James Sumner Maine
In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe...#Henry James Sumner Maine
Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a...#Henry James Sumner Maine
