Henry James Sumner Maine Quote

The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation of a civil duty exposes the delinquent to divine correction.


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


The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation...

The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation...

The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation...

The members of such a society consider that the transgression of a religious ordinance should be punished by civil penalties, and that the violation...