“A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness' sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.”John Selden Of a King. Table Talk (1689)
“The law against witches does not prove there be any; but it punishes the malice of those people that use such means to take away men's lives.”John Selden Witches. Table Talk (1689)
“Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.”John Selden Law. Table Talk (1689)
“Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.”John Selden Learning. Table Talk (1689)