[farmer18th]

Which would that be? Roman?

No, not the standard that produced bastard brats like Nero and Caligula. The standard that gave us, utlimately, the English Bill of Rights, Common Law, and the American Constitution. Deuteronomy was quoted by the founders more than any other single source.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Wow. You're an idiot.

Of course, I could have predicted that.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Try doing some introductory reading on Roman law. I even chose a Christian source for starters.

Amazing, the Romans could come up with such a thing completely outside a Judaeo-Christian construct.

The original 12 Tables, 450 BC.