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The MirrorElena Vasquez taught constitutional law at a small university. Every year, on the first day of class, she asked her students the same question:"What is the purpose of justice?"The answers were always predictable. "To punish the guilty." "To protect the innocent." "To maintain order."She would nod, then write three words on the board:Then she would tell them a story. Not about Epstein specifically—she never used his name—but about a principle."A man with power stands before a judge. A man without power stands before the same judge. They have committed the same crime. If they receive different sentences, is justice