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| be a system of rules that are enforced through a set of institutions that are imposed on the entire society |
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| other name for rule of law |
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| the laws would apply to some and not others |
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| Plato quote on rule of law |
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| “Where the law is subject to some other authority and has none of its own, the collapse of the state, in my view, is not far off; but if law is the master of the government and the government is its slave, then the situation is full of promise and men enjoy all the blessings that the gods shower on a state.” |
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| Aristotle quote on rule of law |
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| everyone must obey the law, including citizens, non-citizens, and government leaders |
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| a goddess best known as a symbol of justice |
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| the court’s coercive power |
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| the weighing of competing claims |
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| blindfold of Lady Justice |
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| shows impartiality, fairness |
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