by Mortimer J. Adler, Ph.D. “The expression ‘life, liberty, and property’ in the Fourteenth Amendment reflects the influence of natural law theory. The Bill of Rights assumes a doctrine of natural and unalienable rights. “A law which is not just is a law in name only,” says Augustine.” Most people are confused by the use [...]
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The Nature of Natural Law
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