One thing, however, is sure, - that in all cases the effort should be to impose all the cost of repairing the wrong upon the doer of the wrong. This alone is real justice, and of course such justice is necessarily free.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Justice means making the wrongdoer pay for the damage they caused, and this should cost the victim nothing.
- In plain terms
- The person who does wrong should pay for fixing it, not the victim.
- What can you take from it?
- Make offenders pay for damages to achieve true justice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who pays if the offender is poor?
- Is justice free by default?
Another view
Sometimes the wrongdoer cannot afford to pay.
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