fiat justitia, ruat caelum

Latin phrase

fi·at ju·sti·tia, ru·at cae·lum ˌfē-ˌät-yu̇s-ˈti-tē-ä ˌru̇-ˌät-ˈkī-ˌlu̇m

: let justice be done, though the heavens fall

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