Law is order, and good law is good order.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Laws create order, and good laws create good order.
- In plain terms
- Good laws lead to a well ordered society.
- What can you take from it?
- Support laws that create healthy order.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a law good?
- Is order always desirable?
Another view
Order can exist without good laws through custom.
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