PG HERE 2.) ***Today***, we find the Latin Phrase ***Salus populi suprema lex*** John Adams: The OFFICE of the Soveraign, (be it a Monarch, or an Assembly,) consisteth in the end, for which he was trusted with the Soveraign Power, namely the procuration of the Safety Of The People; to which he is obliged by the Law of Nature, and to render an account thereof to God, the Author of that Law, and to none but him. But by Safety here, is not meant a bare Preservation, but also all other Contentments of life, which every man by lawfull Industry, without danger, or hurt to the Common-wealth, shall acquire to himselfe. https://medium.com/the-jur...
In the red corner, I present John Locke. For him, the thing is equally clear. Check out chapter 13 of his Second Treatise:
In the red corner, I present John Locke. For him, the thing is equally clear. Check out chapter 13 of his Second Treatise:
Salus populi suprema lex. (Or someone always knows what’s best… | by Davidus | The Jurisprude | Medium
It may be Latin but it’s always with us. This first of Mr Broom’s Legal Maxims is the very clearest proof that they still have something to say. The usual translation is something like “Let the…
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