Quote#World
Justice is moral temperance in the world of men. It keeps just…
Quote byTheodore Parker · 1810–1860
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: III : Of Justice and the Conscience.
English (original)
Justice is moral temperance in the world of men. It keeps just relations between men; one man, however little, must not be sacrificed to another, however great, to a majority, or to all men.
— Theodore Parker
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