Theodore Beza died 1605.
Murat, King of Naples, shot 1815.
Elizabeth Fry died 1845.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted! Thrice is he
armed that hath his quarrel just, And he but naked, though locked up
in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
--William Shakespeare.
A man's accusations of himself are always believed, his praises
never.
--Montaigne.
Justice needs that two be heard.
--From Goethe's Autobiography.
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest
live.
--Deuteronomy 16. 20.
Lord of justice, if I may be influenced this morning by doubt and am
inclined to be resentful, wilt thou cause me to have a generous spirit
and keep my faith. May I never descend to anything base or deceitful,
but may I remember that if I lay down my life, I may have the power to
take it up again. Amen.