Frederick Pollock, Oxford Lectures and Other Discourses (1890), p. 150
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Not only was he a humanist before he was a jurist, but he never ceased to be a humanist.
— Frederick Pollock
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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.
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.
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