Sentence examples for behaving justly from inspiring English sources

You remember from the opening pages of Book II of Plato's Republic that the character Glaucon poses a challenge to Plato's character Socrates in the form of the claim that behaving justly, behaving in accord with one's reflective commitment, behaving in accord with the norms of morality, is something that we do only for instrumental reasons.

It is associated with the love of law and common liberty, the search for the common good, and the duty to behave justly toward one's country.

Accordingly, the sage asks the king whether, upon being told that the ruler of India was a virtuous man and that the people of India also had excellent character traits and behaved justly towards one another in all their dealings, he would be compelled to revere their ruler and recount his exploits with praise.

Apart from altruistic motives, people behave justly hoping for reciprocity from the other party or to avoid being punished for unfair behavior (e.g. [54,87]).

Act justly and with principle.

To act justly and to love mercy.

His use as a symbol does not rely on him being in Guantánamo; it relies on how justly we behave.

We do really need to come clean and admit we are asking our fellow citizens to behave more fairly and justly towards women than the established church does.

It's a fantastic reality that has been expanding for more than 25 years, its characters and creatures doing what mythological figures have done for centuries: behaving in ways that mortal souls study so that we might learn how to live justly and know what life's all about.

Or behaving.

So behave.