“The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the presence of foreigners, under different names, on her soil.Quote by Henry James Sumner MaineTopics: Quotes about Henry James Sumner MaineShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a...#Henry James Sumner Maine
Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The most celebrated system of jurisprudence known to the world begins, as it ends, with...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the...#Henry James Sumner Maine
Law is stable; the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.#Henry James Sumner Maine
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should...#Henry James Sumner Maine
