“To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind',first, because we may variously identify with the others elsewhere and not just with our local community;second, because our choices and actions may affect the lives of others far as well as near;and third,because what they see from their respective perspective of history and geography may help us to overcome our own parochialism.” FirstsWellsMayHelpingEyeActionChoicesCommunityJusticeMankindPerspectiveDemandThirdsOvercomingLocalsDiscussionEngagementElsewhereGeographyAssessmentLives Of OthersOur ChoicesLocal CommunityParochialism Book:The Idea of Justice Source: The Idea of Justice
“Perhaps it will be found that to obtain a just republic (and it is to secure our just rights that we resort to government at all) it must be so extensive as that local egoisms may never reach its greater part; that on every particular question, a majority may be found in its councils free from particular interests, and giving, therefore, an uniform prevalence to the principles of justice.” GivingMayGovernmentFoundInterestJusticePrinciplesGreaterRightsParticularMajorityLocalsSecureRepublicUniformsCouncilResortsEgoism Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1793-1798 Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1793-1798
“To be clear, civilization is not the same as society. Civilization is a specific, hierarchical organization based on 'power over.' Dismantling civilization, taking down that power structure, does not mean the end of all social order. It should ultimately mean more justice, more local control, more democracy, and more human rights, not less.” ShouldHumansMeanDoeEndsOrderSocialJusticeDemocracyClearRightsCivilizationOrganizationStructureHuman RightsLocalsSocial Order Author:Derrick Jensen
“When justices seize authority from the other branches of the federal government, as well as state and local governments, under the rubric of judicial review, that’s tyranny.” WellsStatesGovernmentJusticeAuthorityTyrannyLocalsBranchesReviewsFederal GovernmentJudicialLocal GovernmentRubricsJudicial Review Author:Mark Levin