Harsh Justice Quotes
The terror to which he referred was to the French Revolution’s executing former aristocrats and then including anyone suspected of monarchist sympathies. This quotation shows how fanatics can rationalize evil as justice.
Power to legislate had just been given to Hitler and his cabinet.
Marat was one of the leaders of the French Revolution who advocated the execution of so many people that became known as the “Reign of Terror.” His name is associated with massive bloody violence by the existing government. Morris observed that the English system executed far more people over the years, but was not looked upon as so heinous.
Saloth Sar Pol Pot. He was, like Adolf Hitler, one of the most terrible mass murderers in history.
In 2008 Pakistani Islamic terrorists, with the support of the Pakistani military, attacked Mumbai, India killing innocent civilians. Shoune was one of the Indian politicians who called for retaliation. The Indian government, however, restrained its forces and did not increase the cycle of violence.
