Friday, December 6, 2019

William Blackstone, Commentaries 1:120--41

The law not only regards life and member, and protects every man in the enjoyment of them, but also furnishes him with everything necessary for their support. For there is no man so indigent or wretched, but he may demand a supply sufficient for all the necessities of life, from the more opulent part of the community, by means of the several statutes enacted for the relief of the poor…” 

http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendIXs1.html

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