Justice. 'The Rule of Law Preserves the Commonwealth', Old Town Hall, Brouwershaven, Schouwen-Duiveland, The Netherlands
I traveled to the Zeeland island of Schouwen-Duiveland to look at Zierikzee and Brouwershaven. No, not for living nature but close enough. At Zierikzee tomorrow I hope to visit an exhibition of seventeenth-century herbaria. And this afternoon in Brouwershaven the very heart of Human Nature and Society was impressed upon me.
Tyrants and charlatan politicians east and west and in all of history, so now and then you need reminding... Thus my heart leapt up to behold the phrase for all the world to see gracing the Old Town Hall of Brouwershaven. 'LEX REIPUBLICAE CONSERVATIO'. In golden letters: 'The Rule of Law preserves the Commonwealth'. Above that admonition is a sculpture of impartial Justice. And at the very top of the building - not in the photo - is a statuette of Misericordia, Mercy or Lovingkindness. Justice and Lovingkindness go hand in hand in a well-ordered state, and ultimately Misericordia ranks highest.
Justice. 'The Rule of Law Preserves the Commonwealth', Old Town Hall, Brouwershaven, Schouwen-Duiveland, The Netherlands
I traveled to the Zeeland island of Schouwen-Duiveland to look at Zierikzee and Brouwershaven. No, not for living nature but close enough. At Zierikzee tomorrow I hope to visit an exhibition of seventeenth-century herbaria. And this afternoon in Brouwershaven the very heart of Human Nature and Society was impressed upon me.
Tyrants and charlatan politicians east and west and in all of history, so now and then you need reminding... Thus my heart leapt up to behold the phrase for all the world to see gracing the Old Town Hall of Brouwershaven. 'LEX REIPUBLICAE CONSERVATIO'. In golden letters: 'The Rule of Law preserves the Commonwealth'. Above that admonition is a sculpture of impartial Justice. And at the very top of the building - not in the photo - is a statuette of Misericordia, Mercy or Lovingkindness. Justice and Lovingkindness go hand in hand in a well-ordered state, and ultimately Misericordia ranks highest.