Norberto Bobbio Quotes on Justice
Norberto Bobbio was an Italian legal and political philosopher and one of the principal voices of postwar Italian liberal democracy. This page collects quotes attributed to Norberto Bobbio on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Norberto Bobbio:
“Democracy is government by discussion under conditions of equality.”
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Attributed to Norberto Bobbio:
“The rights of the citizen are the brakes upon the power of the state.”
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Attributed to Norberto Bobbio:
“Right and left remain meaningful so long as inequality remains.”
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“The Future of Democracy: A Defence Of The Rules Of The Game (1984), Ch. 7: The Rule of Men or the Rule of Law”
If, then, at the end of this analysis, I am asked to take off the mortar-board of the academic and put on the hat of someone deeply involved in the political developments of the age he lives in, I have no hesitation in saying that my preference is for the rule of law rather than of men. The rule of law is now celebrating its final triumph as the basis of the democratic system. What is democracy ot