Lord Jesus, don't let me lie when I say that I love you.....and protect me, for today I could betray you.
Saint AugustineConsequently, if the republic is the weal of the people, and there is no people if it be not associated by a common acknowledgment of right, and if there is no right where there is no justice, then most certainly it follows that there is no republic where there is no justice.
Saint Augustine