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Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Edward Coke was a leading legal thinker and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales in the 17th century. He played a crucial role in the history of English law, particularly in the development of common law. Coke is renowned for his profound understanding of the law and extensive legal reforms.

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Famous Edward Coke Quotes

“That Francis Bacon retains his reputation gained, is not strange to any that knows him. The unusual words wherewith he had spangled his speech, were rather gracious for their propriety than strange for their novelty, and like to serve both for occasions to report and means to remember his argument. Certain sentences of his , somewhat obscure, and as it were presuming upon their capacities will, I fear, make some of them rather admire than commend him. In sum, all is as well as words can make it, and if it please Her Majesty to add deeds, the Bacon may be too hard for the Cook.”

“The law compells no man to impossible things. The argument ab impossibili is forcible in law.”

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Book:The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton. Not the Name of the Author Only, But of the Law Itself ... Hæc Ego Grandævus Posui Tibi, Candide Lector

Source: The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Or, A Commentary Upon Littleton. Not the Name of the Author Only, But of the Law Itself ... Hæc Ego Grandævus Posui Tibi, Candide Lector