Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community. (Thomas Aquinas)

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.

Thomas Aquinas

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