quinta-feira, 14 de agosto de 2008

Justice for all

Wise words from K'ang Hsi, the great emperor from the 17th century, cited in Comparative Legal Linguistics (see below):

"Law suits would tend to increase to a frightful amount, if people were not afraid of the tribunals, and if they felt confident of always finding in them ready and perfect justice. As man is apt to delude himself concerning his own interests, contests would then be interminable, and the half of the Empire would not suffice to settle the law suits of the other half. I desire, therefore, that those who have recourse to the tribunals should be treated without any pity, and in such a manner that they shall be disgusted with law, and tremble to appear before a magistrate."

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Anônimo disse...

Justice for all with the state of Fear in All.

Anônimo disse...

Justice for all with the state of Fear in All.