“The verdict of the world is conclusive.”
Securus iudicat orbis terrarum.
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
III, 24
Contra epistulam Parmeniani
"A shining new talent. A breathtaking story, written with mystical intensity. An author who will sell and sell."
Ode to a Banker
“The verdict of the world is conclusive.”
Securus iudicat orbis terrarum.
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
III, 24
Contra epistulam Parmeniani
Hans Keller (1919–1985) Austrian-British musician and writer
Hans Keller, discussing the then-new group Pink Floyd, The Look of the Week, BBC TV, May 1967.
“Sentence first; verdict afterwards." -Queen of Hearts”
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer
Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015) First Prime Minister of Singapore
Interview with the New York Times, September 2010 http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20100920006/transcript_of_minister_mentor_lee_kuan_yew.pdf <br class="br">2010s
“Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.”
Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher
“Never deny a diagnosis, but do deny the negative verdict that may go with it.”
Norman Cousins (1915–1990) American journalist
Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961) Swedish diplomat, economist, and author
On Nikita Khrushchev as quoted in The Times [London] (4 October 1960)
“You are now to retire, as indeed should I, carefully to consider your verdict of "Not Guilty".”
Peter Cook (1937–1995) British architect
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)
Pentti Linkola (1932) Finnish ecologist
Can Life Prevail?: A Revolutionary Approach to the Environmental Crisis. page 160