Friday, April 24, 2015

subjunctives - "be" or "being"? "And though absolute justice be unattainable, as much justice as we need for all practical use is attainable"




Though absolute justice being/be unattainable, as much justice as we need for all practical use is attainable by all those who make it their aim. (Ruskin, Unto this Last (1862))



which one?


why?


also,what does this sentence mean?


source:http://marker.to/oNVg4m


A quote from the text of the book hyperlinked in the Wikipedia article:



Absolute justice is indeed no more attainable than absolute truth; but the righteous man is distinguished from the unrighteous by his desire and hope of justice, as the true man from the false by his desire and hope of truth. And though absolute justice be unattainable, as much justice as we need for all practical use is attainable by all those who make it their aim.






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