As exemplified in the photo below, in front of/atop courthouses worldwide stands or sits a statue of a woman, carrying a sword and measuring balances, sometimes wearing a blindfold, sometimes with eyes closed. Her sword stands for the power of the court, her scales for the competing claims of the petitioners, and her blindfold signifies that justice is meted out objectively, without fear or favor, regardless of identity, power, or weakness. Justice is blind so that justice is impartial. This characterization symbolizes the idea of  (the) A) Democracy B) Imperialism  C) Equality  D) Rule of Law E) Rule of Man

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As exemplified in the photo below, in front of/atop courthouses worldwide stands or sits a statue of a woman, carrying a sword and measuring balances, sometimes wearing a blindfold, sometimes with eyes closed.

Her sword stands for the power of the court, her scales for the competing claims of the petitioners, and her blindfold signifies that justice is meted out objectively, without fear or favor, regardless of identity, power, or weakness. Justice is blind so that justice is impartial.

This characterization symbolizes the idea of  (the)

A) Democracy

B) Imperialism 

C) Equality 

D) Rule of Law

E) Rule of Man

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