07-02-2020, 06:08 PM
LOL Side issue, or may be not: this "example" from the article is not about liberal equality under the rule of law, though it refers to a legal/political milestone along the way.
Second, equality before the law is arguably the greatest pillar of a liberal society. It’s an idea that reaches back across time and civilizations, from philosophers like Guan Zhong (720 B.C. - 645 B.C.) to historians such as Thucydides, who at the funeral of Pericles stated, “If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing, advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity, class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way.”
Race, sex, ethnicity, poverty, national origin--that had everything to do with "equal justice" under Pericles. Once all those accidents of birth have been properly applied, "equality" and "merit-not-class-standing" applies to about 10,000 people in a city of 400,000 residents.
Key here, and a point which might eventually apply to the CA case, is the range and construction of "justice to all in their private differences."
Second, equality before the law is arguably the greatest pillar of a liberal society. It’s an idea that reaches back across time and civilizations, from philosophers like Guan Zhong (720 B.C. - 645 B.C.) to historians such as Thucydides, who at the funeral of Pericles stated, “If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing, advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity, class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way.”
Race, sex, ethnicity, poverty, national origin--that had everything to do with "equal justice" under Pericles. Once all those accidents of birth have been properly applied, "equality" and "merit-not-class-standing" applies to about 10,000 people in a city of 400,000 residents.
Key here, and a point which might eventually apply to the CA case, is the range and construction of "justice to all in their private differences."
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