Benefits of Justice

• Justice provides trust — consistent principles depended upon time after time.
• Justice provides comfort — fair and moral dealings provide security.
• Justice provides definition — modeling proper moral code.
• Justice provides clarity — defining right from wrong.
• Justice provides balance — between integrity and dishonesty.

Acts of Justice in Everyday Life

• The Bible — Throughout both Old and New Testaments, justice is Divine and also something mortals strive for.
• The Scales of Justice — A symbol found in every courthouse where the ultimate goal is to find and disburse justice to all.
• Pledge of Allegiance — Recited daily by American children in schools, acknowledging our need for justice in order to remain indivisibility and keep liberty. "...And justice for all."
• Civil Rights — Perhaps the most significant example of a political attempt to spread justice and equality between people.
• Positive Parenting — How often do we hear our children utter, "its not fair?" We need to instill a healthy understanding and sense of justice in our children.

Methods for Achieving Justice

• Practice Detachment — Make decisions based on facts, not emotions.
• Weight Options — Before drawing a conclusion, consider all angles approaches and perceptions.
• Seek Counsel — Develop a network of informed supporters.
• Strive for Consistency — By stabilizing moods and emotions.
• Value Education — Read and research wisdom of others who have gone before.

Golden Mean

Quotes for Justice

I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope.

- Dalai Lama -

God has a plan to help bring justice to the world — and his plan is us.

- Gary Haugen -

The greatest justice is being who one is.

- Vanna Bonta -

Recommended Reading

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. — by Martin Luther King

The life and times, along with the philosophical and theological underpinnings of one of the most influential people whose very existence echoes with advocacy and justice. A wonderful read.

A Field Guide to Good Decisions: Values in Action — by Mark D. Bennett, Joan McIver Gibson

This book is intended as a general guidebook to making good decisions at home and in the business world that reflect good values and include the values and consequences of those around us.