“The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the Roman people.Quote by Henry James Sumner MaineTopics: Quotes about Henry James Sumner MaineShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in...#Henry James Sumner Maine
In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe...#Henry James Sumner Maine
It is true that the aristocracies seem to have abused their monopoly of legal knowledge;...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The ancient Roman code belongs to a class of which almost every civilised nation 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 inquiries of the jurist are in truth prosecuted much as inquiry in physic and...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a...#Henry James Sumner Maine
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should...#Henry James Sumner Maine