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.
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"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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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
About Henry James Sumner Maine
Henry James Sumner Maine was a Historian from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1822–1888).
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This quote is attributed to Henry James Sumner Maine, a Historian from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Henry James Sumner Maine lived from 1822 – 1888.