William Blackstone
# William Blackstone

William Blackstone (10 de Julho de 1723 – 14 de Fevereiro de 1780) foi um jurista britânico conhecido por ter escrito os “Comentários sobre as Leis da Inglaterra” (1765-1769), a primeira grande obra da jurisprudência inglesa desde "Institutes" (1628-1644), de Sir Edward Coke.
       - It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.
          - Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769), Liv. IV, Cap. 24
             - Voltaire escreveu algo semelhante em Zadig (1747): "É melhor correr o risco de salvar um homem culpado do que condenar um inocente".
       - The principal aim of society is to protect individuals in the enjoyment of those absolute rights, which were vested in them by the immutable laws of nature, but which could not be preserved in peace without that mutual assistance and intercourse which is gained by the institution of friendly and social communities. Hence it follows, that the first and primary end of human laws is to maintain and regulate these absolute rights of individuals.
          - Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–1769)