For Justice, though she's painted blind,
Is to the weaker Side inclin'd.

Samuel Butler (Poet)

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Topic

Underdogs Justice

Author

Samuel Butler (Poet)

Source

Hudibras

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1678 1670s 17th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Butler, Samuel. Hudibras: The third and last part. London: Simon Miller, 1678, part 3, canto 3, l. 709-710.

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Boast not of what thou would'st have done, but do
What then thou would'st.

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Words vs. actions
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John Milton
Genre
Tragedy (play) Tragedy
Language
English
Time
1671 1670s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. "Samson Agonistes." Paradise Regained, A Poem in 4 Books, to which is added Samson Agonistes. London: John Starkey, 1671, I. 1104.

Current Citation

Milton, John. "Samson Agonistes." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, I. 1104.

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It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in return.

Socrates

Quoted in Crito, by Plato

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Topic
Eye for an eye Retaliation Revenge Justice
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Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Crito
Medium
Philosophical dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
Greek
Time
399 BC 390s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Plato. Crito. 399 BCE.

Current Citation

Plato. "Crito." Plato: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2017.