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CXXIV explained
The chapter presents a single, concise statement asserting that the most just laws are those which are the most true.
What happens
The chapter presents a single, concise statement asserting that the most just laws are those which are the most true.
Key passages
“The justest laws are those which are the truest.”
The highest standard of justice in law is its alignment with truth.
This aphorism links legal justice to a foundational philosophical principle of truth.