The practice of justice requires not merely the application ... - Jean Bodin

"The practice of justice requires not merely the application of rules but the cultivation of mercy."

Jean Bodin Justice

Political Theorist Jurist French 1530–1596

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"Sovereignty is that absolute and perpetual power vested in a commonwealth"

"The state is a community of families and their possessions, living together for a good and perfect life"

"Laws are the sinews of the state"

"True nobility is derived from virtue, not from birth"

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."