The Bible has always been regarded as part of the Common Law of England.

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.

By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.

The most universal and effectual way of discovering the true meaning of law, when the words are dubious, is by considering the reason and spirit of it; or the cause which moved the legislator to enact it. for when this reason ceased, the law itself ought likewise to cease with it.

That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.

Man must necessarily be subject to the laws of his Creator. This will of his Maker is called the Law of Nature. This Law of Nature is superior to any other. No human laws are of any validity if contrary to this.