Quote by Carl Schmitt

"Every legal order rests at some point on a decision that cannot itself be derived from the legal system."

Carl Schmitt
Jurist, Political Theorist German 1888–1985

More from Carl Schmitt

"Sovereign is he who decides on the exception."
"The exception is more interesting than the rule."
"Every general norm presupposes a normal, regular situation in which it can function."
"Political theology is the science of the exception."

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