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"Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give everyone his due." Tim Send a noteboard - 13/06/2010 04:08:26 PM
Institutes of Justinian, I.1 pr.

Circularity ftw.

More seriously, I think justice is a balancing act between morality and consistency. Morality, of course, is subjective to an extent, and consistency is probably more subjective than a lot of people think. Which is why no-one has ever satisfactorily defined justice (nor probably ever will).

A more useful and wiser Latin saying, I think, is omnis definitio in jure periculosa est.
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.

—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.

—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
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What is justice? Napoleon62 - 13/06/2010 03:39:12 PM 669 Views
"Justice is the constant and perpetual desire to give everyone his due." Tim - 13/06/2010 04:08:26 PM 392 Views
Do you think there is something called justice? Napoleon62 - 13/06/2010 10:54:18 PM 463 Views
Well, obviously not with an existence independent of the human mind. Tim - 13/06/2010 11:07:38 PM 331 Views
Cool, I'll look at these... Napoleon62 - 13/06/2010 11:12:23 PM 429 Views
Actually, that is being "just" not justice *NM* MalkierKnight - 14/06/2010 05:46:06 AM 135 Views
The original reads, "Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuens". Tim - 14/06/2010 01:37:10 PM 371 Views
Obviously it's a present active participle. Ghavrel - 15/06/2010 12:09:54 AM 329 Views
Precisely. As in the well-known Latin phrase iustitio pauperem puerum; nullum corpus me amat. Tim - 15/06/2010 08:54:59 AM 328 Views
Of course! *NM* Ghavrel - 16/06/2010 12:10:25 AM 125 Views
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To me? "Giving to each what is reasonably owed when it's reasonably possible" Isaac - 13/06/2010 04:22:41 PM 353 Views
What standard of debt are we to use? Napoleon62 - 13/06/2010 10:53:25 PM 482 Views
Any which are fair and reasonable Isaac - 14/06/2010 12:27:18 PM 335 Views
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A French electronic music duo. Liam - 13/06/2010 08:20:28 PM 315 Views
They aren't that bad. I like "Stress" a lot. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/06/2010 04:42:49 AM 137 Views
An attempt to answer Bramhodoulos - 13/06/2010 09:54:03 PM 352 Views
You say that the basis of all justice is the law... Napoleon62 - 13/06/2010 10:51:13 PM 396 Views
Good question Bramhodoulos - 13/06/2010 11:05:26 PM 325 Views
I'm an atheist, but stay with me here Napoleon62 - 13/06/2010 11:17:10 PM 435 Views
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That was moderatly obnoxious Napoleon62 - 14/06/2010 12:52:48 AM 449 Views
I understand Bramhodoulos - 14/06/2010 09:14:24 AM 363 Views
Re: I understand Napoleon62 - 14/06/2010 04:32:30 PM 390 Views
Re: I understand Bramhodoulos - 14/06/2010 05:20:25 PM 346 Views
Just us. *NM* Kuke - 14/06/2010 12:17:28 AM 133 Views
Except you. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 14/06/2010 02:04:09 AM 126 Views
A restoration of the natural order inasmuch as is possible. *NM* Ghavrel - 14/06/2010 04:42:35 AM 133 Views
About $100,000 or the equivalent in local currency *NM* BlackAdder - 14/06/2010 04:50:28 AM 141 Views
Great Question MalkierKnight - 14/06/2010 06:16:23 AM 347 Views
I do agree with you, (sort of) Napoleon62 - 14/06/2010 04:22:00 PM 418 Views
Re: I do agree with you, (sort of) MalkierKnight - 15/06/2010 04:50:04 AM 327 Views
An attempt to create fairness *NM* snoopcester - 14/06/2010 10:30:40 AM 150 Views
If you are interested in this type of philosophical musing Napoleon62 - 14/06/2010 07:03:07 PM 498 Views
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