“It is possible that the law, which is clear sighted in one sense, and blind in another,
might, in some cases, be too severe. But as we have already observed, the national judges are no more than the mouth that pronounces the words of the law, mere passive beings, incapable of moderating either its force or rigor. That part, therefore, of the legislative body, which we have just now observed to be a necessary tribunal on another occasion, also is a necessary tribunal in this; it belongs to its supreme authority to moderate the law in favor of the law itself, by mitigating the sentence.”
― The Spirit of the Laws
might, in some cases, be too severe. But as we have already observed, the national judges are no more than the mouth that pronounces the words of the law, mere passive beings, incapable of moderating either its force or rigor. That part, therefore, of the legislative body, which we have just now observed to be a necessary tribunal on another occasion, also is a necessary tribunal in this; it belongs to its supreme authority to moderate the law in favor of the law itself, by mitigating the sentence.”
― The Spirit of the Laws
“Are you the strongest because you're Gojou Satoru? Or are you Gojou Satoru because you're the strongest?”
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“When a people cannot offer its daughters a tranquil home under the protection of sacred liberty, when a man can only leave to his widow blushes, tears to his mother, and slavery to his children, you do well to condemn yourself to perpetual chastity, stifling within you the germ of a future generation accursed!”
― The Reign of Greed: Complete English Version of 'El Filibusterismo'
― The Reign of Greed: Complete English Version of 'El Filibusterismo'
“Who's Gojo Satoru? He was my BEST FRIEND.”
― 呪術廻戦 13 [Jujutsu Kaisen 13]
― 呪術廻戦 13 [Jujutsu Kaisen 13]
“To accept the thing world means nothing more than to accept a certain form of language, in other words, to accept rules for formulating statements and for testing, accepting, or rejecting them.”
― Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology
― Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology
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