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The ultimate relationship between justice and law will be an eternal subject for speculation and analysis. But it may be said that in a democratic society, law is the form which free men give to justice.
The ultimate relationship between justice and law will be an eternal subject for speculation and analysis. But it may be said that in a democratic society, law is the form which free men give to justice.
Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
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- Robert Kennedy
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- Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Robert F. Kennedy: documented activity in 1944. Wikidata Q25310, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25310 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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