Henry James Sumner Maine

Quotes

• “The movement of the progressive societies has hitherto been a movement from Status to Contract.”

• “So great is the ascendancy of the Law of Actions in the infancy of Courts of Justice, that substantive law has at first the look of being gradually secreted in the interstices of procedure; and the early lawyer can only see the law through the envelope of its technical forms.”

• “Except the blind forces of Nature, nothing moves in this world which is not Greek in its origin.”

• “The prejudices of the people are far stronger than those of the privileged classes; they are far more vulgar; and they are far more dangerous, because they are apt to run counter to scientific conclusions.”

Books by Henry James Sumner Maine in order

Books by Henry James Sumner Maine in the order they were published, from Memoir of Henry Fitzmaurice Hallam (1851) to Village-Communities in the East and West (2018).

1. 1Memoir of Henry Fitzmaurice HallamMemoir of Henry Fitzmaurice Hallam1851
2. 2Ancient Law, Its Connection with the Early History of SocietAncient Law, Its Connection with the Early History of Society, and Its Relation to Modern Ideas1861
3. 3Address Delivered ... To the Senate and Graduates ... [Of thAddress Delivered ... To the Senate and Graduates ... [Of the University of Calcutta]1866
4. 4Short Essays and Reviews on the Educational Policy of the GoShort Essays and Reviews on the Educational Policy of the Government of India1866
5. 5The Early History of the Property of Married WomenThe Early History of the Property of Married Women1873
6. 6Lectures on the Early History of InstitutionsLectures on the Early History of Institutions1875
7. 7Dissertations on Early Law and CustomsDissertations on Early Law and Customs1883
8. 8Popular GovernmentPopular Government1885
9. 9International LawInternational Law1888
10. 10On Early Law and CustomOn Early Law and Custom1890
11. 11The Early History of InstitutionsThe Early History of Institutions1890
12. 12Dissertations on Early Law and HistoryDissertations on Early Law and History1891
13. 13Early Law and CustomEarly Law and Custom1891
14. 14Minutes by Sir H.S. Maine, 1862-69Minutes by Sir H.S. Maine, 1862-691892
15. 15Sir Henry MaineSir Henry Maine1892
16. 16The Effects of Observation of India on Modern European ThougThe Effects of Observation of India on Modern European Thought1974
17. 17Early History of the Property of Married Women ByEarly History of the Property of Married Women By2017
18. 18Dissertations on Early Law and CustomDissertations on Early Law and Custom2018
19. 19Village-Communities in the East and WestVillage-Communities in the East and West2018