Right reason and justice

"For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and ONE LAW which establishes this JUSTICE. This law is RIGHT REASON, which is the TRUE RULE of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked."

— Marcus Tullius CICERO 

"In addition, the Court remains mindful of the fact that the State possesses vast powers and has immense resources at its disposal. Indeed, as the Court held in Secretary of Justice v. Lantion, the individual citizen is but a speck of particle or molecule vis-a-vis the vast and overwhelming powers of government and his only guarantee against oppression and tyranny are his FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES under the BILL OF RIGHTS which shield him in times of need."

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BRENDO P. PAGAL, A.K.A. "DINDO," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. G.R. No. 241257, September 29, 2020, EN BANC.

https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/sep2020/gr_241257_2020.html