Quote by Edmund Burke

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they have no power over the substance of original justice.

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they

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This quote asserts that human laws are merely expressions or statements of pre-existing justice, lacking the ability to enact or enforce true justice in themselves. It suggests that the true essence of justice exists independently and cannot be controlled or determined solely by human laws. Hence, human laws are only reflective of an already established notion of justice and do not possess the inherent power to influence or alter its fundamental principles.

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