There is no real force without justice.
There is no strength without justice.
There is no power without justice.
Society cannot exist without inequality of fortunes and the inequality of fortunes could not subsist without religion. Whenever a half-starved person is near another who is glutted, it is impossible to reconcile the difference if there is not an authority who tells him to.
Do not talk to me of goodness, of abstract justice, of nature law. Necessity is the highest law, public welfare is the highest justice.
Rigorous authority and justice are the kindness of kings.
In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue.
