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Quote by William Blackstone

“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.”

Book:Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Commentaries on the Laws of England

Written by Sir William Blackstone, this seminal work offers an in-depth exploration of the English legal system, covering topics such as property, contracts, and criminal law. It has been influential in shaping legal thought and practice in the English-speaking world. more

Author

William Blackstone

William Blackstone, a British jurist, was born on July 10, 1723, and died on February 14, 1780. He is a significant figure in the history of British law, known for his systematic compilation and exposition of the common law of England. more

“Until the content of a belief is made clear, the appeal to accept the belief on faith is beside the point, for one would not know what one has accepted. The request for the meaning of a religious belief is logically prior to the question of accepting that belief on faith or to the question of whether that belief constitutes knowledge.”

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Author:William Blackstone

“Then the Parson might preach, & drink, & sing, And we'd be as happy as birds in the spring; And modest dame Lurch, who is always at Church, Would not have bandy children, nor fasting, nor birch.”

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Author:William Blake

“'Come hither, my boy, tell me what thou seest there?' 'A fool tangled in a religious snare.'”

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Book:Blake: The Complete Poems

Source: Blake: The Complete Poems

“Religious liberty in a nation is as real as the liberty of its least popular religious minority. Look not to the size of cathedrals or even to the words on the statute books for proof of the reality of religious freedom. Ask what is the fate of the Protestant in Spain, the Jew in Saudi Arabia, the Arab in Israel, the Catholic in Poland or the atheist in the United States.”