science

"Fairness is what the powerful ‘can get away with"

Or alternatively: 'The powerful will act unfair, provided they can get away with it'.
The word 'fair' does not need redefining.

This was essentially one of Foucault's assertions right? That a people must constantly be in rebellion against the state in order to keep it in check, otherwise it'd inevitably devolve into a dictatorship?

It's at least interesting seeing that supported by study.