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It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV.   Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Source: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, associate justice, supreme court of Massachusetts, address delivered at the dedication of the new hall of Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, January 8, 1897.Holmes, Address Delivered at the Dedication, p. 18 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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