Podcasts that mention 📚 Commentaries on the laws of England by Sir William Blackstone

you mentioned the Benjamin Franklin quote that I had cited where he said it is more just to allow 100 guilty people to go free than to punish wrongfully a single innocent person that comes from Blackstone which is the foundation of American and British law

Glenn Greenwald references a quote about due process and attributes it to 'Blackstone', identifying it as a foundation of American and British law.

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It's kind of crazy because like we get left behind these great quotes from the founding fathers and like Blackstone's formulation, and then Benjamin Franklin says, 'No, it should be that when 100 guilty persons escape, it is better that 100 guilty persons escape than one innocent person suffer.' And we're like, wow, thought-provoking, brilliant.

The host references Blackstone's influential legal writings, specifically highlighting his formulation alongside notable quotes from the founding fathers. The mention emphasizes a contrast between historical wisdom and contemporary discussions, suggesting a perceived dilution of serious discourse in modern times.

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uh let's see English jurist Sir William Blackstone wrote in the commentaries of the laws of England an old law that wants moderate beatings by husbands but he did not mention thumbs

One of the hosts mentions this work by Sir William Blackstone while discussing the origin of the phrase 'rule of thumb' and early American laws.

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