Lord: Becoming a War Criminal After the Villain's Ruin
Chapter 573

The True Meaning of "Returning Home in Splendor, or It's Like Wearing Fine Clothes at Night"

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All the labels and identities from the past were completely useless.

It was simply the moral system of civilized people.

And what about protecting the weak and the disadvantaged?

Civilized people should contribute, should have privileges, and should stand above everyone else.

The law itself was a form of capitalist law that had evolved from a theocratic society.

Simply making rules and laws would never work.

If protecting the weak was the core principle, then the more people gave, the more the weak would take it for granted. Meanwhile, the strong would keep giving. Wouldn't that turn them into slaves in all but name?

Human decency had to matter, and morality had to be upheld.

Restraint and observance of ritual were right.

Freedom should be discussed on the basis of restraint and observance of ritual.

Not morality and openness built on unrestrained development, exploitation, and oppression.

Thinkers from different places and eras, both in China and abroad, had all reached the same conclusion. It could only be called the truth.

It was even the same when Lynn changed worlds.

One barbarian, one civilized person.

Two blows of the hammer.

The nobles present erupted on the spot.

Before, they hadn't been able to see through others. Now, at least, that had changed.

Someone wanted to turn some of them into barbarians.

While everyone was still in a state of confusion, Earl Pierce paid no attention to the commotion among the younger generation. Instead, he shouted, "I'm no barbarian. I think this is a good way to do things, too."

"In recent years, the atmosphere in the Imperial Capital has been getting worse and worse."

"It's nothing like it used to be."

"Search our home all you want."

Lynn smiled and spoke up at once. "Good. And there are civilized people here

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