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Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions.

~ Edward Coke

Cause Certainty Mother Quiet Repose Uncertainty

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Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicated, for they have no souls.

~ Edward Coke

Cannot Commit Corporations Nor Souls Treason

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How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.

~ Edward Coke

Against Continue Force Hath How Law Long Reason

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Magna Charta is such a fellow, that he will have no sovereign.

~ Edward Coke

Fellow He Sovereign Will

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One threatens the innocent who spares the guilty.

~ Edward Coke

Guilty Innocent Spares Threatens Who

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Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason - the law which is perfection of reason.

~ Edward Coke

Common Common Law Else Itself Law Life Nay Nothing Perfection Reason Which

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So use your own property as not to injure that of another.

~ Edward Coke

Another Injure Own Property Use Your

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Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.

~ Edward Coke

Always Crime Deeds Invites Success Worse

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The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.

~ Edward Coke

Also Cause Ceases Effect

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The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose.

~ Edward Coke

Against Castle Defence Everyone Fortress Him His Home Injury Repose Violence Well

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Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.

~ Edward Coke

Fetch Sale Things Will Worth

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Those who consent to the act and those who do it shall be equally punished.

~ Edward Coke

Act Consent Equally Punished Shall Those Who

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Though the bribe be small, yet the fault is great.

~ Edward Coke

Bribe Fault Great Small Though

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We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways.

~ Edward Coke

Commons House House Of Commons Houses Maxim Old Old Ways Our Safest Surest Walls Ways Written

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Where there are many counsellors there is safety.

~ Edward Coke

Many Safety Where

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You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.

~ Edward Coke

Any Art He His Man Own Provided Should Skilled Trust You

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01 February, 1552

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03 September, 1634

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