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Quotes from Institutes of the Laws of England — Edward Coke

1552–1634 England

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A man's house is his castle — et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

It is better to endure every evil than to consent to evil.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason... The law, which is perfection of reason.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

Thought the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

He is not cheated who knows he is being cheated.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

The King himself should be under no man, but under God and the Law.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

The gladsome light of jurisprudence.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

Only this incident inseparable every custom must have, viz., that it be consonant to reason; for how long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

The Common lawes of the Realme should by no means be delayed for the law is the surest sanctuary, that a man should take, and the strongest fortresse to protect the weakest of all, lex et tutissima cassis.

Institutes of the Laws of England (1628)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward Coke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.