"No enactment of man can be considered law……" — William Blackstone
"No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God"
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28 Quotes by William Blackstone
William Blackstone has 28 quotes on this site.
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It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.
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The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
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That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.
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The sciences are of a sociable disposition, and flourish best in the neighborhood of each other; nor is there any…
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Punishments of unreasonable severity, especially where indiscriminately afflicted, have less effect in preventing crimes, and amending the manners of a…
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THIS law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to…
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Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.
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The third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of . . . the sacred and inviolable rights of…
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Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each…
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Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it.
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Free men have arms; slaves do not.
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The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying…
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More Conform Quotes
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one of 336 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I'm not going to conform to some consumer need.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't…
— Erykah Badu
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I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything…
— J. G. Ballard
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I don't care much about conforming.
— Mayim Bialik
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Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those…
— David Bohm
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The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must give up some of that…
— Harry Browne
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To seek understanding before taking action, yet to trust my instincts when action is called for. Never to avoid danger…
— Steven Brust
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I was a brownie for a day. My mom made me stop. She didn't want me to conform.
— Sandra Bullock
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
— Thomas Jefferson
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...I believe that it is not enough, as I said, to tinker at the margins of U.S. immigration law... the…
— Ronald Reagan
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Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something…
— Sun Tzu
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I always compare marriage to communism. They're both institutions that don't conform to human nature, so you're going to end…
— Bill Maher
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