Edgar Quotes
This, then, is first what I will: that every man be worthy of folk-right, as well poor as rich; and that righteous dooms be judged to him;
One of the earliest codes of equality before the law for both rich and poor.
Edgar, 943-975, King of England, Ordinance
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He was running on the Bull Moose Party ticket. The “square deal” phrase was a major slogan of the campaign and had first been used earlier in 1903 and 1905. See {32586} and {32766}. The Smithsonian Institution has even preserved the audio of this quotation. See their website.
The power structure of England and the English administrators of South Africa were strong advocates of racial equality at the beginning of the 19th century. They insisted on equal administration of law. However the Boer white population could think of nothing more absurd. In a sense the Boers were much like the Southern Whites at the same time. The South African government however could not enforce its equality policies in the rural area – the majority of South Africa at the time. When democracy and self rule came to South Africa, the racially moderating force of the English was minimized and the majority of South Africans wanted a racially segregated society. Apartheid resulted.
Sealed under duress and later repudiated by the King with Papal assistance.
The Prime Minister had begun his career as a proponent of apartheid, but by 1990 had reversed course.
Sealed under duress and later repudiated by the King with Papal assistance
For a similar application of the law to all see the Massachusetts Body of Liberties over a century earlier.
See also Charles John Darling for the analogy of British justice and the Ritz Hotel.
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Eadgar .
