<span>The letter of the law versus the spirit of the law is an idiomatic antithesis. When one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, one is obeying the literal interpretation of the words (the "letter") of the law, but not necessarily the intent of those who wrote the law.</span>
It declined over time. The kingdoms had fought each other and an earthquake had ended up by destroying all of their palaces and fortresses.
No because they took land from the Natives without asking the Natives
