#w

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#circumstances #confronting #does #him #justice

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#death #even #heresy #more #much

I could do what a lot of people are doing and that's sign the best Nicaraguan fighters and then sell them to Don King, but there's no way I'll do that. ↗

— Alexis Arguello

#could #doing #don king #fighters #i

Putting the budget ahead of the policy is the wrong way to do it. It's too often the way it's done in Washington. ↗

— Spencer Abraham

#budget #done #often #policy #putting

I think I can see people wanting to hear more music-music now as opposed to all hip-hop. You know, which I have nothing against hip-hop. I think some of it is really good. But on the other hand, some of the real great artists are just being lost because they're not getting the airplay or anything to make them inspired to record again. ↗

— Nickolas Ashford

#against #airplay #anything #artists #because

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#cause #first #intention #just #necessary

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#does #far #god #him #himself

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#common #common good #community #good #him

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#does #moral #passions #perfection #regulates

Reason in man is rather like God in the world. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#like #man #rather #reason #world