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“The simplest way of understanding justice is giving people what they deserve. This idea goes back to Aristotle. The real difficulty begins with figuring out who deserves what and why.”

People Way Giving Ideas Real Understanding Justice Deserve Difficulty Simplest

Author:Michael Sandel

“You'll see all other mortal sinners, the ones who flout the honor owed to gods or guests, or loving parents--you'll see them get the justice they deserve. For Hades holds men mightily to a strict accounting down below the earth; he sees all things, inscribes them within the book of his remembering.”

Men Book Earth Remember Parent Justice Honor Deserve All Things Mortals Sinner Guests Strict Accounting Hades Hold Me Loving Parents

Book:The Complete Aeschylus: Volume I: The Oresteia

Source: The Complete Aeschylus: Volume I: The Oresteia

“Even if a civil society were to be dissolved by the consent of all its members (e.g., if a people inhabiting an island decided to separate and disperse throughout the world), the last murderer remaining in prison would first have to be executed, so that each has done to him what his deeds deserve and blood guilt does not cling to the people for not having insisted upon this punishment; for otherwise the people can be regarded as collaborators in his public violation of justice.”

People Ifs World Firsts Doe Done Lasts Justice Blood Members Deserve Decided Prison Guilt Deeds Punishment Islands Consent Murderer Violation Civil Society Collaborators

Book:Practical Philosophy

Source: Practical Philosophy

“In South America euphemism appears to be the grisly preserve of violent power. 'Liberty' was the name of the biggest prison in Uruguay under the military dictatorship, while in Chile one of the concentration camps was called 'Dignity.' It was the self-styled 'Peace and Justice' paramilitary group in Chiapas [Mexico] that in 1997 shot 45 peasants in the back, nearly all of them women and children, as they prayed in a church. What have the souls of the south done over the past few decades to deserve quite so much liberty and dignity and peace and justice?”

“The moment we think we deserve mercy a little alarm bell should go off in our head because we are not talking about mercy anymore but justice.”

Thinking Should Littles Moments Justice Talking Deserve Mercy Bells Alarms Not Talking

Author:R. C. Sproul

“I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he fled, [because] that is what he faced.”

“Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.”

People Humans Enough Enjoy Justice Pay Attention Situation Deserve Praise Nevertheless Compelled

Book:Athens at war

Source: Athens at war

“In order to ensure our criminal justice system is fair and equitable, my office is conducting an immediate assessment of every prosecution within the past 10 years where these officers were involved. This is a shameful incident that the public deserves to have addressed in a meaningful and expeditious manner.”

“My definition of social justice: those who refuse to work deserve to go hungry.”

Social Justice Deserve Social Justice Definitions Refuse Hungry

Author:Clayton Cramer