Wir durfen nicht zulassen, da? die Starke des Rechts durch das Recht des Starkeren ersetzt wird.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The rule of law must not be replaced by the law of the stronger.
- In plain terms
- Laws should apply equally to everyone.
- What can you take from it?
- Justice needs rules not power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who enforces the rules?
- Can power influence laws?
Another view
It is an ideal not always met in reality.
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