The moment men write down how they must treat each other, the spirit is banished forever and the laws become a scaffold on which systems of ruthless extraction are erected.
We once knew what usury was once it was illegal an act of congress sufficed to "make short term loans to working Americans against paychecks" at 40% interest.
What do you think happens with constitutions?
"Charters of rights" etc etc?
They strip from us the very qualities they pretend to elevate.