Picquoteaday #37

“Nach seinem Sinne Leben ist gemein; der Edle strebt nach Ordnung und Gesetz” (To live arbitrarily is vile; the noble strive for Order and Law) – Police Headquarters, Munich

There can be no doubt, I think, that only laws and rules made the peaceful coexistence of large numbers of people possible. However, I’m not convinced that all laws and rules are just. On some occasions it may be –and indeed, it has been– more noble not to follow them, but rather one’s own conscience.