"The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the Roman people."

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Source : Henry Sumner Maine, Sir, J. H. Morgan (2000). “Ancient Law”, p.11, Beard Books

Henry James Sumner Maine

#People Quotes #Code Quotes

“The right to happiness is fundamental.”
“When in doubt, make a fool of yourself.”
“I'd sit on a horse and forget I was even sick.”
“My motivation is my desire to help people. If people want to have children and cannot in the normal way, and I can do something about it, then I will do so.”
“If you want to study writing, read Dickens. That's how to study writing, or Faulkner, or D.H. Lawrence, or John Keats. They can teach you everything you need to know about writing.”
“The only thing in the world you can change is yourself and that makes all the difference in the world.”
“I hope the day will come when a wasp-waist and a pair of thin shoulders will not be esteemed beauty: we have had our ideas ruined by trash novels, praising 'fragile forms' and 'delicate beauty,' 'dainty waists,' 'snow-drop faces,' and a lot of other nonsense.”

Source : Julia McNair Wright (1879). “The Complete Home: an Encyclopædia of Domestic Life and Affairs: The Household in Its Foundation, Order, Economy ... A Volume of Practical Experiences Popularly Illustrated”
“I have said consistently in my 16-and-a-half years in the parliament, I have always supported the party room's decision and the party room is the ultimate authority on these matters. I don't expect that to change.”

Source : "Liberal Party Further Divided by ETS Negogiations as Tony Abbott Abandons Malcolm Turnbull's Push for Amendments". www.heraldsun.com.au. November 20, 2009.

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