Justice Quote by Daniel Abraham
““And what’s the difference between us, that you’ll brush his sins aside and not my own?” Maati smiled. “You aren’t him,” he said. “And you love him.” Maati took a pose of affirmation. “And love is more important than justice,” Seedless said. “Sometimes. Yes.” Seedless smiled and nodded. “What a terrible thought,” he said. “That love and injustice should be married.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, 2014
Love is valued over justice, creating a tension where moral righteousness may be compromised by affection.
In simple terms: Love can outweigh fairness.
Key Takeaway
Balance love and justice carefully.
Themes
love
justice
morality
conflict
Mood
conflicted
philosophical
Type
narrative
dialogue
When to use this quote
- relationship decisions
- legal judgments
- personal values
Key Concepts
ethical dilemmas
emotional bias
Questions to Reflect On
- When should love yield to justice?
- Can love justify unethical actions?
A Different Perspective
Prioritizing love may enable unfair outcomes.
![“As for the people of Tasawwuf, they affirm the love of Allah, and this is more evident among them than all other issues…the affirmation of the love of Allah is well-known in the speech of their [old] and recent masters, just as it is affirmed in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah and in agreement of…” quote by Ibn Taymiyyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b7/ibn-taymiyyah-12823_affirmation_as-for-the-people-of-tasawwuf-they-affir_224179.jpg)
![“This cold weather has set all the young Folks to providing Bedfellows. I have signed two or three Licences every Day [as a Fairfax Justice of the Peace] since I have been at Home. I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b92/george-mason-8435_bedfellows_this-cold-weather-has-set-all-the-young_3953.jpg)
