“He who has power, also has right.”Ioan Slavici · Nuvele · 1881 · Moara cu noroc
Slavici cynically observes that in many situations, justice is not an abstract principle but a result of power relations. Whoever holds power—physical, economic, or political—can define what is right and make that definition stick. A master judging a quarrel between servants will always side with the more loyal one.
Why it matters It warns us not to confuse authority with morality and to be vigilant when power masquerades as justice.