Justice and charity often seem to us to be opposites. Charity means generosity without calculation—‘Greater love hath no man than this’…; unending patience—‘Charity is patient and kind’; the forgiveness of injuries, and the renunciation of self-regarding rights. Justice, on the other hand, seems to make opposite claims. It requires us to regulate our generosity by reasonable calculation; it puts an end to patience when rights are threatened; it balances crime against punishment. Above all, it seems to be concerned with the assertion of rights, which is foreign to the spirit of charity.