"Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because..." - Plato

⚖️ Justice

“Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.”

— Plato

This one's a bit of a mirror, isn't it? It's worth asking yourself — do you care about fairness because it's right, or just because you don't want to be the one hurt?

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