“The love of justice is simply in the majority of men the fear of suffering injustice.”

—  François de La Rochefoucauld , book Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

L'amour de la justice n'est en la plupart des hommes que la crainte de souffrir l'injustice.
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Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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L'amour de la justice n'est en la plupart des hommes que la crainte de souffrir l'injustice.

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