"[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society."

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Source : Sir William Blackstone, John Fletcher Hargrave, George Sweet, Sir Richard Couch, William Newland Welsby (1852). “Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books : with an Analysis of the Work”, p.3

William Blackstone

#Taken Quotes #Self Quotes #Law Quotes

“I have a lot of difficulty in a business culture that is only interested in making money. I can't see the point. What's the point of spending £10,000 just to make £20,000? Why not just keep the £10,000?”
“What church could compete with the fireworks of the pure soul?”
“The nature of the internet is that you don't know who is behind the screen.”
“If we have people with the power to tell a story, there will always be readers.”
“The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ.”
“If it shakes you in the right places, it's Gods gift.”
“Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer.”
“And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it. And the viewers responded intensely to that film.”

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