A justices tenir et a droitures soies loiaus et roides a tes sougiez, sans tourner a destre ne a senestre, mais ades a droit, et soustien la querelle dou povre jeusques a tant que la verites soit desclairie.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rulers must enforce justice strictly and protect the poor until truth is clear.
- In plain terms
- Be loyal and stand with the poor until the truth comes out.
- What can you take from it?
- Justice requires supporting the vulnerable against power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you fight for the powerless?
- When does loyalty help justice?
Another view
Strict adherence to justice can ignore nuance.
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