Quote#Wisdom
The gladsome light of jurisprudence
Quote byEdward Coke · 1549–1634
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Institutes of the Laws of England (1628), The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England, or, A Commentary on Littleton, (London, 1628, ed. F. Hargrave and C. Butler, 19th ed., London, 1832), First Institute..
English (original)
The gladsome light of jurisprudence.
— Edward Coke
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