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“A better principle than this, that "the majority shall rule," is this other, that justice shall rule. "Justice," says the code of Justinian, "is the constant and perpetual desire to render every man his due.”

Men Desire Justice Principles Majority Constant Dues Every Man Code Perpetual Justinian

Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“Justice is the constant and eternal purpose that renders to each his due.”

Purpose Politics Justice Economy Eternal Constant Dues Liberalism

Author:Justinian I

“Over the years, I've found that I either live life or write about it. I can't seem to do both simultaneously - I have to do it sequentially. When I write incessantly, I lose touch with the issues and passions that fuel the work. But when I get too involved in organizations or movement endeavors, I almost forget that I'm a writer. It's a constant struggle to find a balance between these two worlds - the solitary writing life and the life of a social justice activist.”

“Architecture, either practically considered or viewed as an art of taste, is a subject so important and comprehensive in itself, that volumes would be requisite to do it justice. Buildings of every description, from the humble cottage to the lofty temple, are objects of such constant recurrence in every habitable part of the globe, and are so strikingly indicative of the intelligence, character, and taste of the inhabitants, that they possess in themselves a great peculiar interest for the mind.”

Source: A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America: with a view to the improvement of country residences

“The U.S. doesn't recognize the laws of Cuba. They can kidnap anybody and bring them back to the States to face the so-called justice system. There's no telling what the U.S. government will do to me. I'm in constant danger; I guess I've gotten used to it.”

States Government Faces Law Used Justice Danger Constant Cuba Justice System

Author:Assata Shakur

“What could I dream of that had the barest possibility of coming true? I could think of nothing. And, slowly, it was upon exactly that nothingness that my mind began to dwell, that constant sense of wanting without having, of being hated without reason.”

Thinking Mind Reason Dream Justice Possibility Diversity Social Justice Constant Hated Nothingness Being Hated

Book:American Hunger

Source: American Hunger

“Intuitively we all like to seek the things that are comfortable rather than uncomfortable. But I do think there is a way of saying that if I believe in justice and I believe that justice is a constant struggle, and if I want to create justice, then I have to get comfortable with struggle.”

Ifs Thinking Way Want Believe I Believe Justice Struggle Comfortable Constant I Believe In Uncomfortable Constant Struggle

Author:Bryan Stevenson