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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014) is a memoir by American attorney Bryan Stevenson that documents his career defending disadvantaged clients. The book, focusing on injustices in the United States judicial system, alternates chapters between documenting Stevenson's efforts to overturn the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian and his work on other cases, including children ...
10. "It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have." — James Baldwin 11. "Protest is not the end of progress; it is the beginning ...
Just Mercy grossed $36 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $50.4 million. [3] On its first day of limited release, the film made $81,072 from four theaters. [26] Just Mercy made $105,000 in its opening weekend, December 27–29, for a five-day total of $228,072. [27]
Statue of Lady Justice blindfolded and holding a balance and a sword, outside the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong. Lady Justice (Latin: Iustitia) is an allegorical personification of the moral force in judicial systems. [1] [2] Her attributes are scales, a sword and sometimes a blindfold. She often appears as a pair with Prudentia.
Justice encompasses the formulation of laws that can be substantiated by valid justifications, leading to a society where actions align with these laws. Moderation or temperance ( sôphrosunê ) is the capacity to temper the indulgence of desires and sensory pleasures within the bounds of what is customary for the individual, aligning only with ...
"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice." ―Abraham Lincoln [30] [better source needed] "For children are innocent and love justice, while most of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy." ―G.K. Chesterton [30] [better source needed] "You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy ...
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