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Justice depends on the point of view.

The nature of life. · Life's inequalities. · Justice and injustice. · view the constellation · filed as U21

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Filed under Justice and injustice.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Hen complains that man eats her, but she eats ant A gift of property silences criticism. A priest who has preached against lucrative places given the clergy is silent when he receives one Man complains of injustice of gods' wrecking ship because of one man's sin. He then kills whole swarm of ants because one has stung him Wolf objects to lion stealing sheep from him although he has himself stolen it Judge reduces penalty when accused is his own son. [Inadvertant duplication of J1197.]
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Small trespasses punished; large crimes condoned Largest burdens laid on smallest asses: best offices to most ignorant men Unworthy rewarded instead of the worthy Fool laughs at the absurdities he sees about him. (1) Sees a man who is to die that day buy shoes. (2) Sees sheriff leading a man to the gallows: a big thief leading a little one. (3) Sees farmer weeping at funeral of his child, while priest (the real father) sings The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge Theft to avoid starvation forgiven Swallow killed in court house by snake laments injustice in house of justice

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