Law must be based upon justice, else it can not stand, and it must be enforced with resolute firmness, because weakness in enforcing it means in the end that there is no justice and no law, nothing but the rule of disorderly and unscrupulous strength.
Discussing the essential elements of a functioning society, this quote argues that law requires both a foundation in justice and resolute enforcement to prevent chaos.
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