To recall right and justice, a principle was necessary that could raise men above themselves and all around them, that could lead them to survey all nations and all conditions with an equitable gaze, and in some sort with the eyes of God himself.
Morley argues for the necessity of a higher principle to achieve justice and equity among all people.
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