Henry James Sumner Maine

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.

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These are some quotes by English author Henry James Sumner Maine Historian, who lived between August 15, 1822 and February 3, 1888.

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When primitive law has once been embodied in a Code, there is an end to what may be called its spontaneous development.

Henry James Sumner Maine

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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.

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The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a very remarkable one.

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