>[!abstract] >*Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus* is a Latin phrase, meaning "Let justice be done, and the world perish". This sentence was the motto of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1556—1564), who used it as his slogan, and it became an important rule to control the nation.... It is a maxim meaning that a just decision should be made at whatever cost in terms of practical consequences. An alternative phrase is *Fiat justitia ruat caelum*, meaning "Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall" (Wikipedia, 2024). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Consequentialism]] >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —