Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any correct definition of the term law.


The Unconstitutionality of Slavery: Including Parts First and Second (ed. 1847)


Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any...

Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any...

Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any...

Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any...