March 4, 2016 · 1 min
Justice and decency, and silencing
Two tidbits from The Public, June 1, 1917:
Justice consists in doing men no injury; decency, in giving them no offense.—Latin Proverb.
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If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.—John Stuart Mill.