 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1782 - 588 sivua
...municipal law: nothing, faid Mr. Juftice Powell, emphatically, is law, that is net reafon : a maxim, in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous ; as many rules, true in the abi'. • ;er, are falfe in the concrete ; for fi:¡ce the reafon of T'itiut may, and frequently does,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 sivua
...municipal law: nothing, faid Mr. Juftice Powell, emphatically, is lavj) that is not rtafon : a maxim, in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous ; as many rules, true in the abftra£t, are falfe in the concrete; lor linee the realbn of Tttiui may, and frequently does, differ... | |
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 sivua
...municipal law: nothing, faid Mr. Juftice Powell, emphatically, is law, that is not reafon : a maxim, in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous; as many rules, true in the abftract, are falfe in the concrete; for Ance the reafon of Titius may, and frequently does, differ... | |
 | William Jones - 1804 - 324 sivua
...cogent; for nothing, said Mr. Justice Powell emphatically, is law, that is not reason (27); a maxim in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous, as...abstract, are false in the concrete ; for, since the reason of Titlus may, and frequently does, differ from the reason of Septimius, no man, who is not... | |
 | William Hayes - 1824 - 436 sivua
...Nothing, said Mr. Justice Powell emphatically, is law, that is not reason, 2 Lord Ray. 911.; a maxim in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous, as...abstract, are false in the concrete; for, since the reason of Titius may, and frequently does, differ from the reason of Septimius, no man, who is not... | |
 | 1824 - 610 sivua
...is not reason," as Sir William Jones hath expressed himself, with his usual elegance and wisdom, "is in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous, as...abstract, are false in the concrete ; for, since the reason of Titius may, and frequently does, differ from the reason of Septimius, no man who is not a... | |
 | William Hayes - 1824 - 542 sivua
...Nothing, said Mr. Justice Powell emphatically, is taw, that is not reason, 2 Lord Ray. 911.; a maxim in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous, as...abstract, are false in the concrete; for, since the reason of Titius may, and frequently does, differ from the reason of Septimius,no man, who is not a... | |
 | William Jones - 1828 - 328 sivua
...cogent; for nothing, said Mr. Justice Powell emphatically, is law, that is not reason ;(7) a maxim, in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous, as...abstract, are false in the concrete ; for, since the reason of Titius may, and frequently does, differ from the reason of Septimius, no man, who is not... | |
 | William Jones, William Theobald - 1833 - 246 sivua
...valuable work. (7) Reg. Orig. 110 a. see also 110 b. De equo infinno sanando, and De columbari reparando. dangerous, as many rules, true in the abstract, are false in the concrete; for, since the reason of Titius may, and frequently does, differ from the reason of Septimius, no man who is not a... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1836 - 522 sivua
...the energetic language of Sir William Jones : " The maxim, that nothing is Jaw that is njt reason, is in theory excellent, but in practice dangerous ; as...abstract, are false in the 'concrete ; for since the reason of TITIUS may, and frequently does differ from the reason of SEPTIMIUS, no man. who is not a... | |
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(and this is a hint to those who think their own common sense is law.) that " nothing is law that is not reason;" a maxim, says Jones, " in theory excellent but in practice dangerous, as many rules true in the abstract are false in the concrete ; for... 
