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She represents Justice, with the sword in her right hand (to symbolize the power of the judicial system) and the scales in her left hand (to weigh the evidence before and against the accused) and usually, but not always, blindfolded to indicate no favoritism.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThis bit of symbolism is enigmatic, if not weird. The inference is that "justice is blind", meaning that equal justice is supposedly meted out to all, regardless of race, color, gender, fame, postition, wealth and so on. This, of course, is often fantasyland.
In any case, I would like to think that "Justice" should have her eyes wide open. The blindfold reminds me of an ostrich with its head in the sand.
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