If laws are either uncertain or unknown, however, the state is unjust and should be altered. For this reason, Public Legal Education is a moral imperative, for only by Public Legal Education can laws be known and their exercise by the state be just. Unless people know the laws that give the state power to control their lives, the consent that would validate the state's power is not informed consent. Government rule by laws that are uncertain or unknown is not consensual. Therefore, unless the state teaches its people the fundamental laws upon which it predicates its exercise of power over them, the state's power is unjust.
Many today seek to reform the world based solely on an unstructured vision of future happiness.
They don't realize the path to that future depends on abiding by principles. Since they are unacquainted with the maxims of law, they often act without regard to the self-evident truths set forth for us by maxims such as this, and the result is repeated failure. They believe they can enforce their new world vision by enacting laws without regard to maxims. Being goal oriented, they miss the method needed to achieve their goal. They are too focused on the outcome and too willing to accept whatever means are offered as expedients.