mmf, so ya know, even in the pre-founding era, legal minds would decry practices that left certain truths unexposed, urging communities to bring these hidden aspects into the light to foster a fairer society. they'd create summaries of cases and laws in an attempt to resuscitate a sense of justice, ensuring that all relevant facts and figures were accessible to those who sought them. in doing so, these efforts helped to illuminate previously unexposed areas of the law, paving the way for a more transparent legal system.