That vaporous excuse for a principle has no clear boundary, and thus is incompatible with any respect for liberty. DUers would be glad to claim that all their income-redistribution projects are needed to "maintain something called a civilization."
It has a boundry that is set by the public themselves or by the representatives they voted in to represent them in this Democratic Republic. :-)
There are some changes all the time due to current living conditions.
If you don't like laws, (like I've told you before), go buy your own island and be the King.