The main thrust of the rule of law is that:

A. Legal ethic must take precedence over morality in the society in general

B. Only external actions of man showed be a subject of appraisal by the state

C. Law should be understand and applied at large in the body politic in the sense of positive law and a specific regimen of punishments and incentives should be brought in to being

D. Government should not be arbitrary, but should be conducted through the procedures authorized by legislation and passed in proper form; citizens should be punished for breach of law and for nothing else; and official status should not protect a person from the operation of legal sanctions, if he has broken the, law

Answer: Option D