1. A wise man does not punish a crime because it has already happened, but actually imposes criminal responsibility to prevent it. -Plato's Republic

2. Law is the crystallization of all human wisdom, including all social thoughts and morals. -Plato's Republic

3. If there is no democracy, no decentralization and no abolition of extrajudicial punishment, then the unification of economic power and political power will only be a new and shocking tool of tyranny. -Bertrand Russell's Road to Freedom

4. The basic principle of law is: be honest, do no harm to others, and give everyone his due. -Justinian's Complete Collection of National Laws

5. The rule of law means that the government cannot impose coercion on individuals unless it implements well-known rules, which of course includes restrictions on the power of the legislature. The rule of law is such a principle. -friedrich von Hayek? The road to slavery