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A 4 page essay that discusses three quotes on law and justice by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Thomas Aquinas and William Lloyd Garrison. The writer relates these quotes to the Ford Pinto scandal and to a sex discrimination suit before discussing her personal view on this topic. No bibliography is offered.
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a clear standard for conduct by an entire society. He correctly pointed out that what is perceived as "justice," can easily change with the persons point of view. Therefore,
reasoned Holmes, in order for society to function, laws must be instituted and obeyed, even when these laws do not conform with a personal view of what constitutes justice. One
can easily understand the point that Holmes was making. If each individual felt that he or she could behave any way they pleased -- as long as their behavior fit
their personal definition of what was just -- then anarchy could easily ensue. For example, when partners at Price Waterhouse passed over Ann Hopkins for promotion, they obviously felt that
this was a just decision, or they would not have taken such an action. Hopkins did not fit their perception of what a female partner at Price Waterhouse should
be. She did not dress in a feminine manner. She wore no makeup. Furthermore, her demeanor and approach to her job was not "feminine," as she could be aggressive
and speak assertively. In short, everything that Price Waterhouse considered "wrong" with Hopkins was due to her failure meet a gender stereotype rather than with job performance. While such
actions would have been sanctioned by law forty years ago, the consensus of society at today is that this sort of discrimination is wrong. The law supported Hopkins suit and
she was reinstated at Price Waterhouse and promoted to partner. Holmes statements concerning the relationship between law and justice reflect an older observation made by Thomas Aquinas, which is
that without consensus, there can be no law. It is through a process of consensus that a society determines the principles by which it will differentiate between what is lawful
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