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How old is the idea of equality before the law?
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August 26th, 2011
When Hammurabi spoke about an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, did that apply across class lines? Could a wealthy person be punished for violating the rights of a peasant? If so, that would seem to be the first step in the direction of democracy, crude as it now seems. I am sure that the laws did not apply to slaves.
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