CHAPTER XXII 



PRECEDENT. 



Under this heading all human action becomes 

 measured; every government acts, or forces acts of its 

 laws, to comply with some precedent; now, to inquire 

 as to where the precedent is and should be is our object. 



Where the precedent governing human action 

 should be centered is in our maker; now to inquire as 

 to whether it centers in the maker. We will attempt 

 to show that our precedent does not lodge in the maker, 

 but instead it abides in a dead, corrupt and tyrannical 

 king of the ancient world. 



Does the law as shown in this work admit of 

 proof? Is it within the reach of any man to prove 

 the truth of this law? If you can answer the foregoing 

 queries in the affirmative, then you will know your 

 maker, because you can prove who your maker is. 

 Having proven your maker, then you will find that we 

 have no law of precedent lodged in the maker; our 

 precedents are lodged elsewhere. 



Now, it behooves us to inquire where the prece- 

 dent is anchored to, which governs human conduct 

 within the laws of all nations. In elucidating this 

 query we must resort to a number of questions and 

 answers so as to make it clear and concise. 



Human conduct being subject to precedent. Now, 



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