Henry James Sumner Maine Quote

Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed.


Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas (ed. 1870)


Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with...

Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with...

Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with...

Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with...