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I agree that there needs to be some sort of citation or explanation on the claim that the Ten Commandments were the start of rule of law. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 17:17, 27 January 2008 (EST)
I agree that there needs to be some sort of citation or explanation on the claim that the Ten Commandments were the start of rule of law. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 17:17, 27 January 2008 (EST)
:Could we draft what would be useful text? Like, "..., since the idea of codified laws based on objective morality is fundamental to the rule of law."?-[[User:MexMax|MexMax]] 17:19, 27 January 2008 (EST)
:Could we draft what would be useful text? Like, "..., since the idea of codified laws based on objective morality is fundamental to the rule of law."?-[[User:MexMax|MexMax]] 17:19, 27 January 2008 (EST)
::The TCs and the other Levitical commandments are the first monotheistic code of law meant to apply to all fairly. It is a reasonable assertion. Other ancient codes, such as Hamurabai, are incomplete and did not have the moral power to survive the millenia.[[User:RobertK|RobertK]] 17:22, 27 January 2008 (EST)