Newton’s 1st law is the answer because it states that, if a body is at rest or moving at a constant speed in a straight line, it will remain at rest or keep moving in a straight line at constant speed unless it is acted upon by a force.
Thomas Jefferson was influenced by him, and included some of his ideas in the American Constitution. They also attempted to put his ideas into their new government.
High levels of knowing and willful (mis)conduct are what Richard Walker and others at the SEC have argued should be the factor that causes the leadership at an investigated company to "flaunt the law".
That statement is true.
For example, using words that contain negative connotation such as 'death', or 'crying' would most likely create a gloomy atmosphere within the story.
Authors could use this technique of sentencing to control the type of emotion that readers would felt when reading a certain part of the story.