Only One Man, a Universal Man, and the Great Debate from Ancient Egypt to Ancient Greece to 21st Century America
Posted: 24 Aug 2022, 17:20
What is the difference between the innate views of Judge J. Michael Luttig and Donald Trump?
I did not know about both men before I listened to their speeches. I looked forward to Donald Trump's announcement speech in 2015 for candidacy to become President of the United States of America. I heard about Judge J. Michael Luttig's testimony before the January 6 Committee in 2022 and took time to watch his opening statement.
Donald Trump made me turn away from the TV in the middle of his speech. I did not have a second thought about his fitness for office ever since. Judge J. Michael Luttig got me glued to the TV to listen to his opening statement, kept me look forward to every word that came out of his mouth. When he uttered I am "only one man," he made me smile and spontaneously call him: You are a universal man.
In my view, the Great Debate is about humanity's reckoning with the rule of law. I am guessing that this debate has been raging for generations in every corner of the world. The three examples here are only samples. The Code of Hammurabi can be an example of as ancient as it gets.
The universal man in the 21st century America formulated it by stating that the rule of law is the foundational truth of America. This comes a few years after Donald Trump stated that he can shoot someone in the middle of a street, which suggests an innate desire to live above the rule of law.
So, it seems to me that the Great Debate in the 21st century America has boiled down to the reckoning that no one is above the rule of law.
With this reckoning, is it difficult to imagine that humanity can be a universal meritocratic society under a universal supremacy of the rule of law?
Here is Judge J. Michael Luttig's riveting opening statement.
I did not know about both men before I listened to their speeches. I looked forward to Donald Trump's announcement speech in 2015 for candidacy to become President of the United States of America. I heard about Judge J. Michael Luttig's testimony before the January 6 Committee in 2022 and took time to watch his opening statement.
Donald Trump made me turn away from the TV in the middle of his speech. I did not have a second thought about his fitness for office ever since. Judge J. Michael Luttig got me glued to the TV to listen to his opening statement, kept me look forward to every word that came out of his mouth. When he uttered I am "only one man," he made me smile and spontaneously call him: You are a universal man.
In my view, the Great Debate is about humanity's reckoning with the rule of law. I am guessing that this debate has been raging for generations in every corner of the world. The three examples here are only samples. The Code of Hammurabi can be an example of as ancient as it gets.
The universal man in the 21st century America formulated it by stating that the rule of law is the foundational truth of America. This comes a few years after Donald Trump stated that he can shoot someone in the middle of a street, which suggests an innate desire to live above the rule of law.
So, it seems to me that the Great Debate in the 21st century America has boiled down to the reckoning that no one is above the rule of law.
With this reckoning, is it difficult to imagine that humanity can be a universal meritocratic society under a universal supremacy of the rule of law?
Here is Judge J. Michael Luttig's riveting opening statement.