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Lady Justice ranks as one of the most well known statues in the world. Although, this work of art is not typically attributed to any famous sculptor, the fact that it adorns so many of the world's courthouses has rendered it one of the more well known icons. The statue's origin is from ancient Greek/Roman times as the lady represented is Themis (meaning "law of nature" rather than "human ordinance"), she "of good counsel," was the embodiment of divine order, law and custom. Well known for her clear sightedness, she typically holds a sword in one hand and scales in the other. The scales represent the impartiality with which justice is served and the sword signifies the power that is held by those making the decision. During the 16th century, artists started showing the lady blindfolded to indicate that justice is not subject to influence. From this, the statue earned the name Blind Justice. Blind Justice is the theory that law should be viewed objectively. that means that determination of innocence or guilt should be made without bias or prejudice. It is the idea behind the United States Supreme Court motto "Equal Justice Under Law." Being engraved on the front of the supreme Court building in Washington D.C. these words are apparently paraphrased from an earlier expression coined by Chief Justice Melville Fuller in the case of Caldwell v. Texas, 1891. So, what does 'blind or equal justice' have to do with our security modus operandi (our rule to live by and mode of conduct to achieve the rule)? Well, security is abstract in nature, or at the least difficult to see clearly. Policy, Law, and requirements are subject to interpretation. For one citizen to comply with a security component they might do a-b-c, but another person would do x-y-z. This doesn't mean we operate blindly nor does it prove inequality; it shows flexibility and diversity within the same program. What we have are the balance scales to equal out differing conditions. The same laws and power, of the sword, govern a given classified contract condition, but equal justice plays out as individuals approach how they will accomplish an end. The National Security program has a standard set of guidelines that define the boundaries within which classified materials are handled. The actual handling of such materials is left up to each facility or company employee, in good faith practices and determinations to safeguard the materials. The U.S. Government does not tell you how-to accomplish the act, only that you must, by reason of the material's importance to the safety of our nation. It is as if the government with all power and authority describe the necessary precautions to safeguard classified information, then blindfold themselves and allow industry to place in the balance, its financials and corporate operations to one side, and contractual obligations to the other. It is the government making industry equal in a very just cause; National Security.