- Constitution Of The United States
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- Nov 07, 2020
Common Law Quotes
Notes on the legal traditions that shaped modern law.
These quotes trace common law from its English roots through its documented influence on the U.S. Constitution, including the historical fact that Christianity was part of the Common Law of England.
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And of course we are familiar with the English common law rule of thumb that said a man could in fact use a stick no bigger than his thumb to discipline his wife and family.
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Hanging may seem barbarous, but the greater barbarity lies in the slow abandonment of our common law traditions.
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Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their unchanged purpose is to show respect for opponents and the game. In baseball, as in the remainder of life, the most important rules are unwritten. But not unenforced.
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It cannot be assumed that equity was following common law whenever they agreed, any more than the converse.
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