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. Henry James Sumner Maine degreedependgreat Change image and share on social
The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a very remarkable one. Henry James Sumner Maine custodycustomaryepoch Change image and share on social
Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny. Henry James Sumner Maine abuseauthoritydoubt Change image and share on social
The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction. Henry James Sumner Maine civilcorrectiondelinquent share on social
