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However, the speaker immediately questions the sincerity of this claim, suggesting a disconnect between the principle and actual practice. The repetition serves to underscore the genuine belief in legal equality, while simultaneously preparing the audience for a critique of how this principle is often disregarded or manipulated.
Distinction Between Legal and Moral Laws
The speaker draws a clear distinction between "the law they invented" and "moral law." They note that the laws being referenced are not rooted in universally accepted moral standards like love or charity. Instead, they are human constructs, devised within abstract institutions—"their theories and Ivory Towers"—that bear little resemblance to the ethical principles that guide everyday human interaction.