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Henry James Sumner Maine Quotes

British jurist and historian (1822–1888)

Sir Henry James Sumner Maine (15 August 1822 – 3 February 1888) was a British comparative jurist, historian and political proto-progressive nonetheless famous for his varied objections to Whig history.

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Alternative Names: Henry Sumner Maine • Sir Henry Sumner Maine • Sir Henry James Sumner Maine • Sir Henry Maine

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The delusion that Democracy, when it has once had all things put under its feet, is a progressive form of government, lies deep in the convictions of a particular political school, but there can be no delusion grosser.

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Except the blind forces of Nature, nothing moves in this world which is not Greek in its origin.

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