You know and we know, as practical men that the question of justice arises only between parties equal in strength and that the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.

About This Quote

When we look at the world around us, we can see that justice is not always served. It is sometimes seen as a problem to be solved by an outside force. We can take this quote and apply it to the person who has been bullied at school and now feels like justice has been done. But, we must recognize that we are not the only ones with the power to make changes.

The bullies themselves may feel like justice has not been done and could be motivated to make things right for those who have been bullied. And, if they do not, they lose out on their own experiences of bullying others.

Source: History Of The Peloponnesian War

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