Quotation by

Khalil Gibran

Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?

Khalil Gibran

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The quote questions the fairness of a government that punishes individual criminals but commits similar or worse acts, like war and theft, on a larger scale. It highlights the hypocrisy of political power using violence and robbery while claiming to uphold justice.

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