Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on Earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. Wherever her temple stands, and so long as it is duly honored, there is a foundation for social security, general happiness and the improvement and progress of our race.
Bio: Derek Alton Walcott was a Saint Lucian- Trinidadian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also Professor of Poetry at the University of Essex.