Seven Justice & Judgment Quotes

Just as Mills gets a thrill out of pursuing Doe, Doe gets a thrill out of committing his murders. Both of them are proud to be doling out their own version of justice.

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is a biblical example of God dealing out a version of justice. Doe feels like God, and he feels the whole world has become Sodom and Gomorrah.

Somerset is telling Mills not to take justice into his own hands. It's not his to administer. But, like Doe, Mills does "become wrath" because he cannot suppress the urge to dole out justice for what Doe did to his wife.