According to John Locke what was the primary purpose of laws

Rule of law is a principle of American government. It means that every person is entitled to the protection of the law. It also means that government officials must follow the same laws as everybody else.

Explanation:

this means that germany had to pay the allied countries. reparations are/is essentially payment for something that they have done wrong, so after ww1, germany was forced to pay reparations so they could replenish the allied countries resources' that they had lost during the war.