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Friday, November 03, 2023
Judging Fairly
Seneca, Medea 199-200 (tr. Moses Hadas):
Whoso passes sentence with one party unheard—
even though the sentence be just, not just was the judge.
qui statuit aliquid parte inaudita altera,
aequum licet statuerit, haud aequus fuit.