Vol. 10 “Rule of Law” and “Rule of Law” (PDF)
- Unclear who wrote the plan and how it was written.
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The words “rule of law” and “rule of law” are popular words because they are taught in textbooks, but their meanings are hazy because the meanings of the original words have changed over history.
- Kant used the concept of a universal republic, but it was pointed out that the word republic was avoided because of its association with the politics of fear
- The term “republic” dates back to ancient Rome. Below are its major historical phases.
- Ancient Rome (509 BC - 27 BC): The Roman Republic was a political system ruled by the Roman nobility through the Senate.
- Medieval Europe: Republics were sometimes adopted in city-states and commercial cities (e.g., Venice, Genoa).
- Modern
- 17th century England (1649 - 1660): The Puritan Revolution results in the establishment of the English Republic.
- 18th Century USA (1776): The Declaration of Independence establishes the United States of America as the first modern republic.
- French Revolution (1789 - 1799): Began in 1789, the French First Republic was established in 1792.
- 1793 - 1794, the government of terror is implemented, which associates the word “republic” with a negative image.
- Many purges and violence took place during this period, and the “republic” came to be perceived as associated with fear and chaos.
- Kant first described the “world republic” in his “For Eternal Peace” in 1795.
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