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God's justice, tardy though it prove perchance,
Rests never on the track until it reach
Delinquency.
God's justice, tardy though it prove perchance,
Rests never on the track until it reach
Delinquency.
Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned
Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.rn
The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.rn
Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia read more
Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia nihil exprimit praemii, nihil pretii: per se
igitur expetitur.]
He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced read more
He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom read more
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom
honour.
To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.
To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.
Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own.
Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own.