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> [“Almost all modern legal practice is derived from one of two distinct traditions. The first, the so-called civil law tradition, is a direct successor to the jurisprudence of the Roman Empire, and it dominates most of the legal systems of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/almost-all-modern-legal-practice-is-derived-from-one-of-two-distinct/)

[William Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rosen/)

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## More by William Rosen

> [“The Greek word for kernel is karys, so the word used to describe creatures without a nucleus is prokaryotic—the name, originally procariotique, was coined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/the-greek-word-for-kernel-is-karys-so-the-word-used-to-describe/)

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> [“The European rabbit flea is so synchronized with its host that a female flea only gestates when living on a pregnant doe; when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/the-european-rabbit-flea-is-so-synchronized-with-its-host-that-a/)

[William Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rosen/)

> [“Conservative estimates place the Persian casualties at some two thousand in less than twenty minutes, victims of the unforgiving geometry of the battlefield. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/conservative-estimates-place-the-persian-casualties-at-some-two/)

[William Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rosen/)

> [“Almost all modern legal practice is derived from one of two distinct traditions. The first, the so-called civil law tradition, is a direct successor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/almost-all-modern-legal-practice-is-derived-from-one-of-two-distinct/)

[William Rosen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rosen/)

> [“The proximate causes of the Flemish “peasant” revolt were local and immediate; its roots, the reason it could occur in the first place, were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/the-proximate-causes-of-the-flemish-peasant-revolt-were-local-and/)

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> [“And not merely slogan-shouting, but debate. The Chronicle of the courtier Theophanes faithfully records a debate—perhaps disputation is the better word—between Justinian (through his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/and-not-merely-slogan-shouting-but-debate-the-chronicle-of-the/)

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> [“The Chronicle of Guillaume de Nangis, written by a monk at the Abbey of Saint-Denis, records their start in the middle of April. Other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/the-chronicle-of-guillaume-de-nangis-written-by-a-monk-at-the-abbey/)

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> [“A bishop in Gaul could anoint a novitiate with oil from the olive orchards of Greece, bless the event with wine from the vineyards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/a-bishop-in-gaul-could-anoint-a-novitiate-with-oil-from-the-olive/)

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> [“Aztec peasants, Babylonian shepherds, Athenian stonemasons, and Carolingian merchants spoke different languages,2 wore different clothing, and prayed to different deities, but they all ate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/aztec-peasants-babylonian-shepherds-athenian-stonemasons-and/)

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> [“In 531, Tribonian authored a regulation that required that before any trial or hearing could begin, everyone, including litigants and officials, was obliged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rosen/in-531-tribonian-authored-a-regulation-that-required-that-before-any/)

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