Alexis de Tocqueville quote about law from Democracy in America - The French codes are often difficult of comprehension, but they can be read by every one; nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents.
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“ The French codes are often difficult of comprehension, but they can be read by every one; nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents. ”
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Author Alexis de Tocqueville
Source Democracy in America
Topic law legislation code comprehension
Date 1835
Language English
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Note Translated by Henry Reeve
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Alexis de Tocqueville quote about law from Democracy in America - The French codes are often difficult of comprehension, but they can be read by every one; nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents.
Alexis de Tocqueville quote about law from Democracy in America - The French codes are often difficult of comprehension, but they can be read by every one; nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents.