Justice
Definition and Explanation
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, point 1807:
- "Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor."
- Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae, IIaIIae, question 58:
- Justice is a habit whereby a man renders to each one his due by a constant and perpetual will.
- Justice perfects the rational appetite, also called "the will."
- Aristotle's Rhetoric, Book I, Chapter 9:
- "Justice is the virtue through which everybody enjoys his own possessions in accordance with the law."