As a result, legality has emerged as the main source of political legitimacy in the modern world. Consequently, those who are more interested in arbitrary authority than legality are using the language of law to legitimize their actions – and weakening the rule of law in the process.
于是，法律成为现代世界政治合法性的主要来源。结果热衷于独夫统治甚于法律者用法律的语言来让其行为合法化——并在此过程中削弱法治。