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What does it mean?
Justice may be delayed, but it eventually appears.
In plain terms
Justice will come, even if late.
What can you take from it?
Have patience for fairness.

Where it applies

  • legal disputes
  • social movements

Putting it to work

  • document evidence
  • stay persistent

Questions to consider

  • What fuels belief in delayed justice?
  • How to cope while waiting?

Another view

Some injustices never resolve.

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