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[[File:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|In ancient Greece, [[Aristotle]] argued that "Law should govern."]]
'''Rule of law''' is the principle that every individual is subject to the law, including the law makers. ''Black's Law Dictionary'' defines it as, "the supremacy of regular as opposed to arbitrary power." According to Judge Richard Posner, “The rule of law means that judges decide cases ‘without respect of persons,’ that is, without considering the social status, attractiveness, etc. of the parties or their lawyers.”<ref>"[http://volokh.com/2011/02/24/errors-and-oddities-on-the-u-s-citizenship-test/ Errors and Oddities on the U.S. Citizenship Test]"</ref>
'''Rule of law''' is the principle that every individual is subject to the law, including the law makers. ''Black's Law Dictionary'' defines it as, "the supremacy of regular as opposed to arbitrary power." According to Judge Richard Posner, “The rule of law means that judges decide cases ‘without respect of persons,’ that is, without considering the social status, attractiveness, etc. of the parties or their lawyers.”<ref>"[http://volokh.com/2011/02/24/errors-and-oddities-on-the-u-s-citizenship-test/ Errors and Oddities on the U.S. Citizenship Test]"</ref>