American Jurisprudence (Second) Quote

Quote from American Jurisprudence (Second),

"Daniel Webster, James Otis, and Sir Edward Coke all pointed out that the mere fact of enactment does not and cannot raise mere statutes to the standing of law. Not everything can be considered the Law of the Land."

By:	American Jurisprudence (Second) (more quotes by American Jurisprudence (Second) or books by/about American Jurisprudence (Second))
Source:	16 AM. JUR. 2nd Sec. 547.
Categories:	Government, Jurisdiction, Law, Legitimacy
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