The king, moreover, is not only incapable of doing wrong, but even of thinking wrong: he can never mean to do an improper thing: in him is no folly or weakness.

William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Monarchy Legal theory

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William Blackstone

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Commentaries on the Laws of England

Medium

Treatise

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Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Judge Politician Lawyer

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Original Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Law of England: Book the First. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765, ch. 7.

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Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book I Of the Rights of Persons, edited by David Lemmings. Oxford University Press, 2016, ch. 7.

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