The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.
Henry James Sumner MaineOur authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny.
Henry James Sumner MaineThe epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a very remarkable one.
Henry James Sumner MaineThe movement of the progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from Status to Contract.
Henry James Sumner Maine