Edward Jenks Quote

Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is it necessary to draw up a code.


Chapter I, Old English Law, p. 4 - A Short History Of The English Law (First Edition) (1912)


Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is...

Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is...

Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is...

Only when a disputed point has long caused bloodshed and disturbance, or when a successful invader (military or theological) insists on a change, is...