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First Duty of Government, Hammurabi

"The first duty of government is to protect the powerless against the powerful."
Code of Hammurabi, 1700 B.C.
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Hammurabi was normally a little harsh for my tastes, but if the above is accurate, the code had at least this much merit.

created by prime3end on May 17, 2008 at 12:02:08 pm     Comments: 1

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"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."

Tacitus

posted by billy on May 18, 2008 at 07:24:50 am     #