civic maturity

Research Case: Why did Rome need written law?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 3 1. Question Why did Rome need written law? This question is not only about why Rome needed laws. The deeper question is this: Why could the early Roman Republic no longer stabilize its rule only through custom, aristocratic discretion, self restraint of magistrates, and … Read more

Research Case: Why Does Legal Obedience Support Not Only Order but Stable Rule?

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A Three-Layer Analysis (TLA) of Livy, History of Rome, Book 1 1. Question Why does making people obey law lead not only to order, but to the stability of rule itself? 2. Abstract Making people obey law leads not only to order, but to the stability of rule itself, because law is not merely a … Read more