Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes


A better principle than this, that "the majority shall rule," is this other, that justice shall rule. "Justice," says the code of Justinian, "is the constant and perpetual desire to render every man his due.


Citations

Bovee, Christian Nestell. Intuitions and Summaries of Thought. C. A. Alvord, 1862.

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Christian Nestell Bovee
Christian Nestell Bovee
  • Born: February 22, 1820
  • Died: January 18, 1904
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Christian Nestell Bovee was an epigrammatic New York City writer.