Justice Quotes
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
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The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.
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There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.
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When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they need friendship in addition.
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It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.
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Justice is merely incidental to law and order.
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And I say let a man be of good cheer about his soul. When the soul has been arrayed in her own proper jewels - temperance and justice, and courage, and nobility and truth - she is ready to go on her journey when the hour comes.
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We need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice system fairer - our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation.
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Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
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The severest justice may not always be the best policy.
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The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.
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One of the great things about young people is that they do question, that they do care deeply about justice, and they they have open minds.
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Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.
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The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
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Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.
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Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few; lecture-rooms are numerous and large, but the number of young people who genuinely thirst after truth and justice is small.
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Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to be justice in the fullest sense.
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
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We must learn the difficult lesson that the future of Mankind will only be tolerable when our course, in world affairs as in others, is based upon justice and law rather than the threat of naked power.
