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The most basic of the Roman Law principles is:
“The chief division of the rights of persons is this: men are all either free or slaves.”
Slavery has been an institution throughout the history of the human race. What about today? In America and no doubt in other countries of the world, people are told from childhood that they are free. But just because something has been drummed into your head all of your life mean that what you have been mentally conditioned to believe is true? … There is nothing new about religion and politics combining forces to make people conform to a certain way of thinking. Power and truth have collided throughout history. Today is no different.
>"Free or Slave?" by Adrian Banks
http://www.restoreliberty.com/
>One part of the old Roman Law dealt with the law as it pertained to persons. The most basic of these legal principles is this:
"The chief division of the rights of persons is this: men are all either free or slaves."
Slavery has been an institution throughout the history of the human race. What about today? In America and no doubt in other countries of the world, people are told from childhood that they are free. But just because something has been drummed into your head all of your life mean that what you have been mentally conditioned to believe is true? For example, at one time people were led to believe that the earth was the center of the universe and everything revolved around the earth. However, a fellow named Galileo, who was an Italian astronomer and physicist, took the time to study things for himself and guess what? The data that he collected combined with his mathematical calculations proved that the earth was not the center of the universe. Galileo deduced that the earth rotated around the sun, not the sun around the earth. But the religious and political leaders of that time taught people that the earth was the center of the universe. Needless to say, Galileo was hailed before the Holy Inquisition, and in October, 1632 the court issued a sentence of condemnation and forced Galileo to abjure. His remaining years were spent in exile and his heresy suppressed by the authorities. As a song by the Indigo Girls states: "Galileo's head was on the block – the crime was looking up for truth." But we all know today that Galileo was correct – the truth was on his side. This is but one of many historical examples how power corrupts the people who exercise it. In the case of Galileo, those in power took the position that nobody would interfere with they way their subjects were conditioned to think since childhood. There is nothing new about religion and politics combining forces to make people conform to a certain way of thinking. Power and truth have collided throughout history. Today is no different.