"Sapere aude!"
(Dare to be wise. Immanuel Kant - motto of
the Enlightenment)
"Nec laudibus, nec timore!"
(Neither praise, nor fear shall be our
motive. - Clemens August Count von Galen)
"Fiat iustitia (aut) pereat mundus!"
(Let there be justice, though the world
perish […, even if the world should perish!] - Ferdinand I,
1503-1564)
"Corona legitime certantibus!"
(The crown is due to the rightful winner. -
Ferdinand II, 1578-1637)
"Duobus litigantibus tertius gaudet!"
(While two men argue, the third one
rejoices!)
"Homo hominis lupus!"
(Man is a wolf to his fellow man)
"In dubio pro reo!"
(When in doubt, for the accused)
"Nulla poena sine lege!"
(No penalty without a law)
"SUMMUM IUS SUMMUM INIURIA!"
(The utmost enforcement of the law causes the
greatest injustice)