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Civil Liberties

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7. Years ago in college I found a nifty Latin formulation of what he said:

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:15 PM

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"Lex Rex > Rex Lex."

Translation: "The Law is King" is greater than "The King is Law."

Kudos to the unknown guy who came up with it!

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