And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of justice and moral reasoning in actions taken for military necessity, appealing to humanity and divine support.
In this quote, Salmon P. Chase articulates the moral and constitutional justification for a significant action taken during a time of military necessity. He appeals to both the understanding of mankind and divine favor, indicating that even in difficult circumstances, justice and righteousness should guide decisions.
In practice
This quote could be used in a legal seminar to emphasize the moral foundations of justice.
My agency in promoting the passage of the National Bank Act was the greatest financial mistake of my life. It has built up a monopoly, which affects every interest in the country. It should be repealed, but before that can be accomplished, the people will be arrayed on one side and the banks on the other, in a contest such as we have never before seen in this country.
The law of the Creator, which invests every human being with an inalienable title to freedom, cannot be repealed by any interior law which asserts that man is property.
Once I should have been, if not satisfied, partially, at least, contented with suffrage for the intelligent and those who have been soldiers; now I am convinced that universal suffrage is demanded by sound policy and impartial justice.
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.
There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.
You ask whether a woman should be paid the same wages as man when she does the same work? To this, there can be but one answer. If she does the same quantity and quality of work under the same conditions as a man, simple justice requires that she should be paid the same. wages. To deny her this is to deny her justice.
Acquittal of the guilty damns the judge.
The love of justice and the love of country plead equally the cause of these people, and it is a moral reproach to us that they should have pleaded it so long in vain.
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