Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law itself is nothing else but reason – the law which is perfection of reason. – Edward Coke
Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions. – Edward Coke
Corporations cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, nor excommunicated, for they have no souls. – Edward Coke
We have a maxim in the House of Commons, and written on the walls of our houses, that old ways are the safest and surest ways. – Edward Coke
The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for his repose. – Edward Coke
