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Full Idea
Justice is a political community's order.
Gist of Idea
Justice is the order in a political community
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1253a36)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Reeve,C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.5
A Reaction
This seems to agree with Plato, who identifies justice with harmony (in individuals as well as in communities). Fascism, however, tries to impose order without justice. Maybe justice is the health of the community.