Quote: Emperor Ferdinand I

Let Justice be done, though the world perish.

Bartleby tells us that this was actually the motto that Ferdinand (of the Holy Roman Empire) adopted for his reign, which suggests to me that he was not a very fun guy. It’s from an earlier Latin line, “Fiat justitia ruat coelum” (Let justice be done, though heaven should fall) which is also cool and also grim.

I Do Not Agree with this philosophy, full stop. Do not perish, world. You are round and good to stand on.