8 A Higher Law ✪ [COMPLETE]

: In 1850, Senator William Seward famously argued that there is a "higher law than the Constitution"—the law of God—which he used to oppose the expansion of slavery.

: Philosophers like St. Thomas Aquinas defined natural law as the human participation in "Eternal Law," accessible through reason. Key "Higher Law" Quotes Higher Laws | Walden - The Readers' Thoreau 8 A Higher Law

In broader contexts, "Higher Law" refers to the belief that certain moral truths are universal and immutable. : In 1850, Senator William Seward famously argued

In many Christian teachings, particularly in the New Testament (Matthew 5-7) and the Book of Mormon (3 Nephi 12-14), Jesus introduces a "Higher Law" to replace the "Lower Law" of Moses. : In 1850