Who said “Laws, like houses, lean on one another.”?

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Edmund Burke. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceFrom the Tracts Relative to the Laws Against Popery in Ireland (c. 1766), not published during Burke's lifetime.

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“Laws, like houses, lean on one another.”
— Edmund Burke
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Burke, E. (n.d.). Laws, like houses, lean on one another. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25515-laws-like-houses-lean-on-one-another/

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Burke, Edmund. “Laws, like houses, lean on one another.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25515-laws-like-houses-lean-on-one-another/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Burke, Edmund. “Laws, like houses, lean on one another.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/25515-laws-like-houses-lean-on-one-another/.

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