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Liberty Quotation: Lord Edward Coke on Protection of the Laws

Quote Posted on July 8, 2014 Updated on July 7, 2014

“[T]he law is the surest sanctuary, that a man should take, and the strongest fortresse to protect the weakest of all . . . .”

Sir Edward Coke, Institutes of the Laws of England [1642]

Author: Mark Grannis. This entry was posted in Liberty QOTD and tagged Edward Coke, equal protection of the law, Institutes of the Laws of England, protection of the weak, sanctuary.