"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."

Justice

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Insight & Reflection

Words carry weight, and Samuel Johnson's insight into justice is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The work for which he is best known is his 42,733-entry Dictionary of the English Language (1755). For this and other contributions in and to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has called him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".

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"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

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"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

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"Republicans would have preferred the court overturn the health care bill, an act that would have underscored Obama's biggest liability - the perception among voters, including those who like and trust him, that he has been ineffective."

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"Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality."

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