I believe that he who has less in life should have more in law.
Interpretation
Everyone deserves equal protection and support under the law, especially those who have less in life.
Ramon Magsaysay's quote emphasizes the principle that individuals who face greater hardships in life should receive additional support and justice from legal systems. In other words, the law should act as a safeguard for the marginalized, ensuring that they have access to the rights and protections that may be more easily available to those with more resources.
In practice
Using this quote in a legal seminar discussing the rights of the underprivileged.
Those labeled felons may be denied the right to vote, are automatically excluded from juries, and may be legally discriminated against in employment, housing, access to education, public benefits, much like their grandparents or great grandparents may have been discriminated against during the Jim Crow era.
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.
Without justice, the most heinous crimes go unpunished; victims are unable to obtain redress, and peace remains an elusive goal, since impunity generates more hatred, leading to acts of revenge and more suffering.
If one of our fellow citizens can be executed with so much doubt surrounding his guilt, then the death penalty system in our country is unjust and outdated.
We have to work together in order to prove that genocidal campaigns will fail and lead to accountability of the perpetrators and bring justice for survivors.
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