Literary notes about Equity (AI summary)
In literature, “equity” is portrayed as a vital principle of fairness that both complements and tempers strict justice. In many works, it is depicted as a balancing force—one that mitigates the rigidity of legal codes by accounting for individual circumstances and moral intuition ([1], [2]). Some authors use the term to underscore a natural, inborn sense of goodness that informs both personal behavior and public administration, thereby aligning legal authority with compassionate judgment ([3], [4]). Moreover, in narratives and philosophical treatises alike, equity often emerges as a measure against which human actions and societal structures are weighed, reinforcing its dual role as both a legal remedy and a moral ideal ([5], [6]).
- For equity and indulgence are infractions of the perfect and strict rule of justice.
— from Laws by Plato - It is true that in some instances equity does what is called compelling specific performance.
— from The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1. τὴν ἰσότητα] ‘ equity ’, ‘ fairness ’; comp.
— from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot - I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are equity: and in thy truth thou hast humbled me.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - All his commandments are faithful: confirmed for ever and ever, made in truth and equity.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - “That,” continued the cardinal, “arose not only from a feeling of natural equity, but likewise from a plan I have marked out with respect to you.”
— from The three musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet
