The Rule of Law
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[Revised entry by Kristen Rundle and Jeremy Waldron on June 17, 2026.
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The phrase "the rule of law" has to be distinguished from the phrase "a rule of law". The latter phrase is used to designate some particular legal rule like the rule against perpetuities or the rule that says we must file our taxes by a certain date. Those are rules of law, but the rule of law is one of the ideals of our political morality and it refers to the ascendancy of law as such an
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The phrase "the rule of law" has to be distinguished from the phrase "a rule of law". The latter phrase is used to designate some particular legal rule like the rule against perpetuities or the rule that says we must file our taxes by a certain date. Those are rules of law, but the rule of law is one of the ideals of our political morality and it refers to the ascendancy of law as such an
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