JUSTICE:
“Justice requires not only the ceasing and desisting of injustice but also requires either punishment or reparation for injuries and damages inflicted for prior wrongdoing. The essence of justice is the redistribution of gains earned through the perpetration of injustice. If restitution is not made and reparations not instituted to compensate for prior injustices, those injustices are in effect rewarded. And the benefits such rewards conferred on the perpetrators of injustice will continue to ‘draw interest,’ to be reinvested, and to be passed on to their children, who will use their inherited advantages to continue to exploit the children of the victims of the injustices of their ancestors. Consequently, injustice and inequality will be maintained across the generations as will their deleterious social, economic and political outcomes.” – From, “Blueprint For Black Power” By: Amos Wilson
Definitions Better Than Webster’s: Justice
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This quote is often misprinted. It should read: “The essence of JUSTICE is the redistribution of gains earned through the perpetration of injustice.”
Thank you for pointing out the typo. I appreciate it. I will fix it. When I reread this book I will note the page number of the quote as well, for future reference.
It is my pleasure.