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Carson McCullers Quotes: justice itself is a chimera, a delusion. Justice is not a flat yardstick, applied in equal measure to an equal situation.
         

justice itself is a chimera, a delusion. Justice is not a flat yardstick, applied in equal measure to an equal situation.


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This page presents the quote "justice itself is a chimera, a delusion. Justice is not a flat yardstick, applied in equal measure to an equal situation.". Author of this quote is Carson McCullers. This quote is about delusion, yardsticks, situation, equal, justice, chimera,.