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[[File:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|In ancient Greece, [[Aristotle]] argued that "Law should govern."]]

[[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>

Rule of law is a rebuke to rulers who argue that they are exempt from the law from due to divine right or other rationale. The concept was familiar to ancient philosophers such as [[Plato]], who wrote:

Rule of law is a rebuke to rulers who argue that they are exempt from the law from due to divine right or other rationale. The concept was familiar to ancient philosophers such as [[Plato]], who wrote: