Law and Order
As the natural order of things gives rise to consensus as to what is right and proper and what is by contrast wrong, evil, or bad; societally, mathematically, philosophically and scientifically it becomes necessary to establish standards and orders of magnitude by which something may be evaluated as in or out of tolerance
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“A strong person makes the law and custom null before his own will.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
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—Elaine Heffner (20th century)