- The idea of justice occupies centre stage both in ethics, and in legal and political philosophy. We apply it to individual actions, to laws, and to public policies, and we think in each case that if they are unjust this is a strong, maybe even conclusive, reason to reject them.
“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
Matthew 5:31 NIV
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