Talk:William Blackstone

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More information about this article... The following comments have been left for this page: I'm not sure that dedicating one-fifth of this article to Blackstone's anti-Catholicism is appropriate. HIs personal views on religion have had an miniscule impact on history, while his work in the legal field has been nearly revolutionary. The space dedicated to his religious views is vastly out of proportion to their importance...SM (edit)

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Not sure if anyone cares, but I'm related to William Blackstone, and share his surname. Unfortunately I don't (presently) know enough to contribute much useful to this article; you'd probably get more information on the subject out of a lawyer. One day, though, I may get the chance to learn more about him.

I added the trivial tidbit about Blackstone being mentioned in literature. I remember being surprised to see the name in Moby Dick; I've seen him mentioned elsewhere, too. Not sure this is really appropriate for an encyclopedia article; if someone wants to pull it out, I won't be offended. Jdavidb 18:42, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I don't mind it being there, and it certain helps to underscore the echoing effects of Blackstone, both during his life and long after. If you could flesh out exactly the reference made, that would be even more interesting, although I don't know how well that would fit into the main article. If it doesn't fit, put it here at least. :) Ari 05:08, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

He's also mentioned in To Kill A Mockingbird (in fact, that's why I came to this article; he was mentioned and I didn't know who he was) --Eel 07:55, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Jdavidb

Your not the only relation of his on Wiki - I'm his 1st Cousin - 7 times removed. --BMR789 09:43, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

In my pre-law and US Gov classes, Blackstone's Ratio was name we gave for the "Better ten criminals go free than one innocent man be convicted." I've updated the page to reflect that. SHARPER 13:27, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blackstone's anti-Catholicism

I removed this phrase:

. . . a charge very similar to that repeatedly leveled at Jews throughout history.

The analogy seems inappropriate. To my knowledge, the Jews have never had a Pope or a comparable leader; and at least in Blackstone's day, the Jews did not have a foreign government either. Smerdis of Tlön 13:41, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

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With better sourceing and formatting this could easily make it to GA. Aboutmovies 21:17, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

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