...laws in our favour, without examining the reason or authority upon which those laws have been built. We think it enough that our title is derived by the...strictly speaking) there is no foundation in nature or natural law, why a set of words upon parchment should convey the dominion of land; why the son should...

...— Social Statics. Here are citations from eminent legal authorities: SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE — " Accurately and strictly speaking, there is no foundation in nature or in natural law why a set of words on parchment should convey the dominion of land." SIR FREDERICK POLLOCK — "It is commonly supposed...

...civil practice, with natural rights. Listen to the world's greatest authority on law, Blackstone : "There is no foundation in nature or in natural law, why a set of words on parchment should convey the dominion of land; why a son should exclude from a piece of ground, because...

...will and teftament of the dying owner ; not caring to reflect that (accurately and ftrictly fpeaking) there is no foundation in nature or in natural law, why a fet of words upon parchment mould convey the dominion of land ; why the fon mould have a right to exclude...

...has any better title to a particular possession of land than his neighbour." — Archdeacon Paley. " There is no foundation in nature or in natural law why a set of words on parchment should give to any one a dominion of land." — Judge BlacTcstone. A. 0. C. WHAT IS NATURAL...

...will and teftament of the dying owner ; not caring to reflect that (accurately and ftrictly ("peaking) there is no foundation in nature or in natural law, why a let of words upon parchment fhould convey the dominion of Jand ; why the fon fhould have a right to...

...allowed to give the fairest and most reasonable title to an exclusive property therein.' He says, that there is no foundation in nature, or in natural law, why a set of worAi on parchment should give to any one the dominion of land. Thus, then, we see that LABOUR must...