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Humanity wrote down what was forbidden 4,000 years ago — and never stopped.

Seven law codes — some of these principles still live in your own constitution.

Cover — humanity wrote down what was forbidden 4,000 years ago, and never stopped.
The Code of Hammurabi — Babylon, carved in stone
The Twelve Tables — Rome, posted in the forum
The Code of Justinian — Byzantine Rome
Magna Carta — England
The Edicts of Ashoka — India, carved on pillars
The Manusmriti — ancient Indian legal text
The Tang Code — China
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Hammurabi carved his laws in stone for all to see. Rome posted the Twelve Tables in the forum. Ashoka wrote his edicts on pillars across India. Some of those principles still live in YOUR constitution.