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Henry James Sumner Maine Quotes

Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny.
Henry James Sumner Maine

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Category:
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Date of Birth:
August 15, 1822
Date of Death:
February 3, 1888
Nationality:
English
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