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Force ought to follow justice and not to precede.

Edward Coke

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Edward Coke
Died: 1633
Died: September 3
Barrister
Judge
Lord Chief Justice Of England And Wales
Politician
Mileham
Norfolk
Sir Edward Coke
Precede
Follow
Ought
Justice
Force

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For when the law doth give any thing to one, it giveth impliedly whatsoever is necessary for the taking and enjoying of the same.
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For a man's house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium [and one's home is the safest refuge to everyone].
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The King himself should be under no man, but under God and the Law.
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