_Justice, might._--It is right that what is just should be obeyed; it … — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

_Justice, might._--It is right that what is just should be obeyed; it is necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed. Justice without might is helpless; might without justice is tyrannical. Justice without might is gainsaid, because there are always offenders; might without justice is condemned. We must then combine justice and might, and for this end make what is just strong, or what is strong just.

Place: SECTION V · ¶863
License: Public domain · Source
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