LETTER: Legal principles that shape our civilisation are never ‘mere’
11 July 2021 - 19:10
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The dictionary definition of “mere” is a word used to emphasise how small or insignificant someone or something is.
It was therefore unfortunate, not to mention rather frightening, to read the phrase “mere legal principles” used by Dawie Jacobs in his letter (“Cool heads needed to bring down Zuma”, July 7).
After all, our very system of civilisation is based on these principles.
V Korinek Florida Hills
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LETTER: Legal principles that shape our civilisation are never ‘mere’
The dictionary definition of “mere” is a word used to emphasise how small or insignificant someone or something is.
It was therefore unfortunate, not to mention rather frightening, to read the phrase “mere legal principles” used by Dawie Jacobs in his letter (“Cool heads needed to bring down Zuma”, July 7).
After all, our very system of civilisation is based on these principles.
V Korinek
Florida Hills
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by email to letters@businesslive.co.za. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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