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‘Village Communities’ (3rd ed., 1876) p. 238
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Except the blind forces of Nature, nothing moves in this world which is not Greek in its origin.

— Henry James Sumner Maine

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Henry James Sumner Maine

About Henry James Sumner Maine

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.