...to tell the rest of the world which of them should enjoy it after him. These inquiries, it must he owned, would be useless and even troublesome in common...scrutinizing too nicely into the reasons for making them. But when law is to be considered not only as a matter of practice, but also as a rational science,...

...able to maintain possession, should be entitled to tell the rest of the world which of them should enjoy it after him. These inquiries, it must be owned,...scrutinizing too nicely into the reasons for making them. But, when law is to be considered not only as a matter of practice, but also as a rational science,...

...useless, and even troublesome, in common life. It is well if the mass of mankind [that is, the poor,] will obey the laws when made, without scrutinizing too nicely into the reasons of making them- But when law is to be considered not only as matter of practice [no matter how paradoxical...

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...if fearful of some defect in our title. . . . These inquiries, it must be owned, would be useless or even troublesome in common life. It is well if the...scrutinizing too nicely into the reasons for making them.50 If we were to inquire very far into the history of any given item of property, Blackstone speculated,...