"JUSTICE, JUSTICE, SHALT THOU PURSUE"

The Bible commands the pursuit of justice. Punishment is not vengeance. It is making a statement of principle. To condone wickedness is to encourage it. And so the world that had sinned with both deed and with silence strove to redress its wrongs after the defeat of Nazi Germany. To its credit, the civilized world regained its voice in the post World War II era.

from: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture," p. 266, by Rabbi Benjamin Blech, Alpha Books, New York, 1999

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