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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
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NUMBER:
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997 |
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AUTHOR:
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Sir William Blackstone (1723–80) |
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QUOTATION:
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So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community. |
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ATTRIBUTION:
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SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, Commentaries on the Laws of England, 9th ed., book 1, chapter 1, section 3, p. 139 (1783, reprinted 1978). |
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SUBJECTS:
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Law |
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