Michael Willoughby Small said that justice is “concerned with ‘the conservation of organized society, and rendering to every man his due’… In simpler terms, justice promoted and strengthened society,” (343). It can also be said that it is part of our human nature to help the community around us. Michael S. Aßländer said that “as men are born for the sake of men, the just and honorable man will strive for the common good, treat human beings with respect and keep faith with his fellow citizen,” (755). By this, he means that providing for one’s community is part of the very nature that makes a person a human being. Therefore, for something to be just, it must not harm the community, for by benefitting the community, it follows human nature and is
Michael Willoughby Small said that justice is “concerned with ‘the conservation of organized society, and rendering to every man his due’… In simpler terms, justice promoted and strengthened society,” (343). It can also be said that it is part of our human nature to help the community around us. Michael S. Aßländer said that “as men are born for the sake of men, the just and honorable man will strive for the common good, treat human beings with respect and keep faith with his fellow citizen,” (755). By this, he means that providing for one’s community is part of the very nature that makes a person a human being. Therefore, for something to be just, it must not harm the community, for by benefitting the community, it follows human nature and is