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Henry James Sumner Maine

Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed.

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Laws tend to remain constant while societies continue to change and develop over time. The overall happiness of people relies on how quickly the gap between old laws and new social progress is reduced.

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