Justice
| Example #1 | Example #2 | Example #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universality
(Blind Fold) |
Not one law for blacks another white | Not one law for women another for men | Not one law for rich another for poor |
| Proportionality
(Scales) |
Proportionality of punishments to crime | Decision a function of the evidence not whim of judge | Rewards a function of productivity not coercion. |
| Timeliness
(the sword) |
Punishment must be swift and certain | Justice delayed is justice denied | |
| Restraint
(sword pointed down) |
The more law,
the less justice |
C | |
| Particularity | Facts of case must be respected | Situations differ. | |
| Reciprocity | No rights without duty to respect the rights of others. | No duties without rights. | Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
| Sufficiency | First comes food, then morality | Starting gate | 40 acres and a mule |
| Equality of Opportunity | Starting gate | Ladder | Level playing field |