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Read & copy
“The Law is what it is—a majestic edifice, sheltering all of us, each stone of which rests on another.”
Meaning & context
The Judge invokes law as an interdependent institutional structure while refusing mercy to Falder, making the line part of the play’s examination of legal rigidity.
Source details
Justice, represented by Project Gutenberg #2911. Mr. Justice Floyd speaks during Falder’s sentencing. The line belongs to a dramatic judge inside Galsworthy’s social critique and should not be detached as the author’s unqualified endorsement of the sentence.