Center City in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Beacon
Artist Brower Hatcher
| | 2006 | |
The inscriptions on the nearby sculpture and the surrounding benches are intended to convey an understanding of the long historic rise of justice and the rule of law.
Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you. (Analects 12:2)
You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. (Exodus 20:2-17)
If a man destroy the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye. (Code of Hammurabi §196)
Wherever Law ends, Tyrrany begins. (John Locke 1632-1704)
If you judge among the people, judge justly. (Koran 4:58)
He who seeks equity must do equity. (Equity Maxim)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. (The Declaration of Independence)
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968)
Justice delayed is justice denied. (William Ewart Gladstone 1809-1898)
Nofree man shall be taken or imprisoned except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. (Magna Carta or "Great Charter")
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press. (The Bill of Rights, First Amendment to the United States Constitution)
I believe the separate but equal doctrine in education should be rejected. (Belton v. Gebhart, 32 Del. Ch. 343, 350 (Del. Ch. 1952)
Erected 2006 by The Art Committee for the New Castle County Courthouse.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.
Location. 39° 44.425′ N, 75° 32.979′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Center City. It is on North King Street just south of East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 N King St, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brown v. Board of Education (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln's Speech (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Lodge of Delaware A.F.&A.M.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2024
2. Beacon
The marker is affixed to the wall to the left of the sculpture.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Willingtown Square (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
