Blindfold and Spectacles
Analogy★★★★Justice is symbolized on courthouses and elsewhere by the figure of a blindfolded woman with scales in her hand, the implication being that the - essence of justice is the weighing of the facts in hand with an impartiality which might be lost if we could see the parties involved. But such a portrayal is hardly adequate. To put it graphically though crudely, the blindfold should be removed and spectacles should be substituted. If we would weigh a situation justly, we must see not only the persons involved but also their backgrounds
Also attributed to: Ralph W. Sockman
Ralph W. Sockman, The Highway of God.
The point
The illustration critiques the common symbol of justice as a blindfolded woman, arguing that true justice requires seeing the persons involved and their backgrounds, not just weighing facts impartially.