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De Laudibus. in Praise of the Laws of England

Sir John Fortescue

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The Ben Shapiro Show

This book, written around 1470, explained why the laws of England were the best system devised for providing liberty, highlighting traditions of property and balance of powers.

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There's a book by John Fortescue written around 1470 which is called In Praise of the Laws of England. This is 300 years before Montesquieu. Okay, it's 300 years before the American Revolution.

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This book, written around 1470, explained why the laws of England were the best system devised for providing liberty, highlighting traditions of property and balance of powers.

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There's a book by John Fortescue written around 1470 which is called In Praise of the Laws of England. This is 300 years before Montesquieu. Okay, it's 300 years before the American Revolution.

And John Fortescue, he's the leading common lawyer of his age, and he writes this book in which he explains why the laws of England are the best system for providing liberty that has ever been devised by mankind.

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