Certainty is the mother of repose, and therefore the common law aims at certainty. — Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
And of course we are familiar with the english common law rule of thumb that said a man — Patricia Ireland
Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason – the law which is perfection of reason. — Edward Coke
We ourselves of the present age, chose our common law, and consented to the most ancient acts of parliament — Robert Atkyns
Philosophers make imaginary laws for imaginary commonwealths, and their discourses are as — Francis Bacon
Terror is trump. Common, brutal suppression methods are considered as sanctified laws. “ — Friedrich Kellner
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. It is as common as life. — Henry David Thoreau