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Quotation from Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone
“THE right of personal security consists in a person's legal and uninterrupted enjoyment of his life, his limbs, his body, his health, and his reputation.”
Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book I, ch. 1 (First edition, Oxford 1765, Project Gutenberg #30802 text)
The definition of the first absolute right; the capitals reproduce the first edition's opening of a new paragraph.
Citation: "THE right of personal security consists in a person's legal and uninterrupted enjoyment of his life, his limbs, his body, his health, and his reputation." — William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book I, ch. 1 (First edition, Oxford 1765, Project Gutenberg #30802 text). (id commentaries-on-the-laws-of-england-q3)
Portrait: William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England (1st ed, 1765, vol I, title page), William Blackstone (10 July 1723 – 14 February 1780)., Public domain.
