I recently watched a clip. In the clip, a university professor questions his students about the definition and purpose of law. One student answers ‘to have order and discipline in the country,’ and another answers ‘to make the system work better.’ There were quite a few answers. When one student answered, ‘For justice.’ Then the professor interrupted her response and told the student to leave the hall and never return to his lectures. Everyone was silent. He said he was serious, and she really left the hall. Immediately thereafter, the professor turned to the audience and asked a question. ‘Was I fair with what I did?’. Some students still responded that the student had done nothing wrong and did not deserve the treatment she received. Then the professor said, ‘Then why didn’t any of you stand up to stop what happened in the hall? Why didn’t you immediately stand up for her? Because you were not affected, and when it didn’t concern you, you were silent. What is the probability that such an incident will happen to you tomorrow? Everyone was silent. Now it comes to my mind. For example, our neighbor's house is on fire, and I watch as the owners struggle to put out the fire and save what's left. I don't take any measures to help them. I hope that the fire doesn't spread to my property. But let's assume that the wind gets stronger, and by some chance, the fire spreads, and my house starts burning. What are the consequences? The consequences would be significant for both my neighbor and me. Let's increase the scope somewhat, assuming that the issue is a war in a neighboring country. With a small spark, it becomes horror. So it's beneficial for a person to think somewhat about their actions. No one is insured or immune from such events. I am uncertain about my role in a war, as there are always opposing perspectives. When two people fight, the third one either wins or, in most cases, loses. This is due to the constant presence of bystanders, each of whom draws different conclusions based on their unique perspective. But whether they are right in their assessment is controversial. Therefore, it is imperative to establish an international organization under the command of the United Nations organization with universal authorization to intervene in such cases. When the whole world is against you, you have no chance for injustices to happen. That's my opinion. But politicians for the last hundred years have been thinking of politics as a goal for wealth and power, not for making people's lives better. In the last 30–40 years, all countries have become more autocratic than democratic. The military industry now receives more emphasis than efforts to improve people's lives. Therefore, nothing new has emerged. History has not taught us anything and is repeating itself with different characters.
I allow myself to write a few quotes from Immanuel Kant
No state at war with another should allow itself to engage in such military actions as would make mutual confidence in future peace impossible, such as the use of assassins (percussores), poisoners (venefici), breach of capitulation, incitement to treason (perduellio) in the belligerent state, etc.”
Law should never be adapted to politics, but politics should always be adapted to law. All politics must kneel before law.
The law that lives within us is called conscience. Conscience itself is the bringing of our actions into conformity with this law.
Provide a man everything he wants, and he will immediately feel that the majority is not all.
If justice perishes, human life will no longer have any value.
Everyone is obliged to recognize the human dignity of every person
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