the idea of justice in political economy-第11章

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unify　the　manifold　and　then　subject　it　to　uniform　standards。　The
supposition　of　moral　communities　in　society　creates　the
conception　of　an　earthly　justice；　the　supposition　of　the　unity　of
all　things；　that　of　divine　justice。　It　is　the　same　chain　of
judgments　and　conclusions　which；　dissatisfied　with　the
imperfections　of　earthly　things；　transfers　the　last　compensation
into　a　higher　and　better　world。　The　idea　of　justice　is　thus
connected　with　the　highest　and　best　that　we　think；　imagine　and
believe。
　　　　But　as　this　highest　and　last　never　reveals　itself　to　mankind
in　its　full　splendor；　as　we　eternally　seek　it；　eternally　battle
for　it；　and　though　ever　progressing；　never　reach　it；　so　the　idea
of　justice　has　no　resting；　determined　existence　on　earth。　As　no
penal　law；　no　judge　is　absolutely　just；　so　no　established
distribution　of　property　and　incomes　is　altogether　just。　But
every　consecutive　epoch　of　mankind　has　won　a　higher　measure　of
justice　in　this　field。　In　custom；　law　and　existing　institutions
which　rule　economic　life　we　have　the　outcome　of　all　the　struggles
for　justice　which　history　has　seen　for　many　thousand　years。
　　　　The　value　of　our　own　life；　of　our　own　time；　does　not　lie　so
much　in　what　was　attained　before　us；　as　in　the　amount　of　strength
and　moral　energy　with　which　we　press　forward　in　the　path　of
progress。　Great　civilized　nations；　great　epochs　and　great　men　are
not　those　who　comfortably　enjoy　their　ancestral　inheritances；　who
eat；　drink　and　increase　production；　but　those　who　with　greater
energy　than　others　devote　their　services　to　the　great　moral　ideas
of　humanity；　they　are　those　who　succeed　in　propagating　moral
ideas　and　in　introducing　them　more　deeply　than　hitherto　into　the
sphere　of　egoistic　struggles　for　existence；　they　are　those　who　on
the　field　of　economics　succeed　in　securing　and　carrying　through
juster　institutions。







The　End