On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Justice is grave and decorous, and in its punishments rather seems to submit to a necessity than to make a choice.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Justice is grave and decorous, and in its punishments rather seems to submit to a necessity than to make a choice.”
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From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke reflects on the ideal character of justice and its administration.
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