Laws derive their authority from possession and custom. 'Tis dangerous to trace them back to their beginning; they grow great, and ennoble themselves, like our rivers, by running on; but follow them upward to their source, 'tis but a little spring, scarce discernable,
Endroit: Chapter XII. Apology For Raimond Sebond. · ¶2766 Licence: Public domain · Source Le texte est donné tel que dans l'édition, sans retouche.