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Fiat justitia, ruat caelum — let justice be done, though the heavens fall?

“Fiat justitia, ruat caelum” is Latin for “Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.”

There’s a Latin phrase that goes to the heart of this investigation: “fiat justitia, ruat caelum,” meaning “justice be done, though the heavens fall” — signifying that the law must be followed wherever it leads.

The motto of the one is: "Fiat justitia ruat caelum"—of the other: "Après moi le déluge."

Here, then, is a case where conscience says into your left ear—Fiat justitia, ruat caelum—'Do your duty without looking to consequences.'