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Edward Coke

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The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose.
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Semayne's Case, 77 Eng. Rep. 194, 195; 5 Co. Rep. 91, 195 (K.B. 1604)

 
Edward Coke

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