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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“It is the way unseen, the certain route,
Where ever bound, yet thou art ever free;
The path of Him, whose perfect law of love
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