"The fault of the utilitarian doctrine is that it mistakes impersonality for impartiality."

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Source : John RAWLS (2009). “A Theory of Justice”, p.190, Harvard University Press

John Rawls

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“Justice has often been forged from fires of indignities and prejudices suffered. Our triumphs that celebrate the freedom of choice are hallowed. We have arrived upon another moment in history when 'We the People' becomes more inclusive, and our freedom more perfect.”

Source : "Read the Incredibly Moving Opinion From the Judge Who Just Struck Down Virginia’s Gay-Marriage Ban" by Mariah Blake, www.motherjones.com. February 14, 2014.
“What does it mean to be a self-conscious animal? The idea is ludicrous, if it is not monstrous. It means to know that one is food for worms.”

Source : Ernest Becker (2007). “The Denial of Death”, p.87, Simon and Schuster
“I would like to say that I helped out our men in uniform, but the truth is I probably just grumbled at the noise.”
“The parent-child connection is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind.”
“When I think about my Glamazon, would that character get down if someone said her thighs were heavy? No, she knows what other people think is none of her damn business.”
“There will never come a time when you don't have to practice”
“And the general shot my sister. I could not look at her, but I remember the sound of when she hit the ground. I hear that sound when things hit the ground still. Anything.' If I could, I would make it so nothing ever hit the ground again.”
“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”

Source : Arundhati Roy (2006). “Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire”, p.330, Penguin Books India

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