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Quotation from Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone
“the king himself can do no wrong; since it would be a great weakness and absurdity in any system of positive law, to define any possible wrong, without any possible redress.”
Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book I, ch. 7 (First edition, Oxford 1765, Project Gutenberg #30802 text)
From the chapter on the king's prerogative, explaining why wrongs done in the king's name are charged to his ministers.
Citation: "the king himself can do no wrong; since it would be a great weakness and absurdity in any system of positive law, to define any possible wrong, without any possible redress." — William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book I, ch. 7 (First edition, Oxford 1765, Project Gutenberg #30802 text). (id commentaries-on-the-laws-of-england-q7)
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.
