Noblesse oblige makes every moment of the noble fixed by law

Evidence

But perhaps freedom would have been despicable to him just as for Giordano Bruno, necessity was of inferior worth to God, but freedom was of inferior worth to man, for freedom would have meant to the Brahman that some vital impulse of his was a matter of indifference. It may be immaterial whether the rabble do this or that; the man of highest nobility must have every moment fixed by a law, since each one is unconditional and equally important. Phenomena of this type are summarized in the principle of noblesse oblige. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 495

Categorization

• DEFINE: Reframes noblesse oblige as a structure of total regulatory constraint rather than mere nobiliary duty.
• XREF: connects to: Magna Carta established the principle of law above the King. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 398; Nobility is self-sufficient like a framed work of art — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 512; The root principle of law above the King has enduring significance. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 399

Related

• Nobility is self-sufficient like a framed work of art (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Magna Carta established the principle of law above the King. #corroborates (0.65) — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 398
• The root principle of law above the King has enduring significance. #qualifies (0.55) — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 399
• Nobility is self-sufficient like a framed work of art #expands (0.50) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 512