This video was first published as an article in the Short Talk Bulletin Vol. VII No. 12 — December 1929.

“The laws of Masonry, like the laws of nations, are both the unwritten — “Common Law” — and written. The written laws, based on the “General Regulations” and the “Old Charges,” are the Constitution and By-Laws of his own Grand Lodge, its resolutions and edicts; and the By-Laws of his particular lodge. The Ancient Landmarks are written in some Jurisdictions; in others they are a part of unwritten law”.