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In his Moral Letters to Lucilius (Letter 47), Seneca says that we should treat our slaves like our equals. We don’t have slaves anymore but we have power over others— our family members, our subordinates at work, people who depend on us. Stoic justice asks us to treat them all with humility and respect.

(Justice is) something you practice–in the way you speak, in the way you decide, and in the way you see others.

Do the right thing–not because you will be rewarded, but because it is who you are when you live in accordance with nature.

Stoic justice is about making the right call–day aſter day, moment after moment–when no one’s watching and no one’s keeping score.

Stoic justice invites us to examine our reactions, to choose restraint over retaliation, and to decide whether we will carry an injury as a scar or as a lesson.

Justice encourages us to act fairly and treat others with respect and dignity. Stoic justice underscores that we are all interconnected, and we should aim for and act for the common good of all people.

There are four main subordinate virtues encompassed by temperance. In addition to self-control, there is also “orderliness” (eutaxia), “propriety” (kosmiotńs), and “modesty” (aidńmosunń), each of which has its own distinctive set of objects and concerns.