De pareils serviteurs sont les forces des rois, Et de pareils aussi sont au-dessus des lois.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Such servants are the power of kings, and likewise are above the law.
- In plain terms
- Servants of power both enable rulers and evade legal limits.
- What can you take from it?
- Those who serve the powerful can become untouchable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does loyalty to power affect justice?
- Who holds powerful servants accountable?
Another view
Not all servants are corrupt or exempt from law.
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