Justice Quotes

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned for Ralph Nader. I'm now living as a woman in Mississippi.

A just man is not one who does no ill, But he, who with the power, has not the will.

To do injustice is the greatest of all evils.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own.

May not the wolf, as the proverb says, claim a hearing?

Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause.

I don't get paid to serve the president. I get paid to serve the public and what I think is in the interest of justice, no matter who the president is.

Begun as a girl from a little country town in central western Queensland, inspired by noble ideas of justice, about fairness, about making the world a better place.

It is always wise, as it is also fair, to test a man by the standards of his own day, and not by those of another.

There is a greatness in being generous, and there is only simple justice in satisfying creditors. Generosity is the part of the soul raised above the vulgar.

By definition, the big difference between mercy and justice is that mercy is never ever obligatory.

The moment we think we deserve mercy a little alarm bell should go off in our head because we are not talking about mercy anymore but justice.

By acting compassionately, by helping to restore justice and to encourage peace, we are acknowledging that we are all part of one another.

A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.

I don't want to coexist. I want to exist as a human being. And justice will take care of the rest.

Let's not interfere with justice... Let's let justice speak.

I think there is a commitment on the part of the White House to racial justice in this country, and no ambiguity.

I have earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life I have never obstructed justice.

Knights of the spirit; warriors in the cause Of justice absolute 'twixt man and man.

You're beautiful in battle. ... Like an avenging angel come to deliver the justice of heaven." "Funny. That is kind of why I'm here." "Angels fall, Rose.

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.

Justice and mercy/ Are human dreams, they do not concern the birds nor the fish nor eternal God.

The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the

We bury our seeds and wait, Winter blocks the road, Flowers are taken prisoner underground, But then green justice tenders a spear

People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.

It matters not that giants of tribulation torment you. Your prayerful access to help is just as real as when David battled his Goliath. see 1 Samuel 17.

When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.

Science without discrimination Human existence without discipline Friendship without gratitude Music without melody A society without morality and justice Cannot be of benefit to the people.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away. -Ronald Reagan In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

Fortune rules in all things, and advances and depresses things more out of her own will than right and justice.

Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

Justice Ginsburg is a very competent justice, and it is a joy to have her on the court, but particularly for me it is a pleasure to have a second woman on the court.

My concern was whether I could do the job of a justice well enough to convince the nation that my appointment was the right move.

Let wickedness escape as it may at the bar, it never fails of doing justice upon itself; for every guilty person is his own hangman.

We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored.

Joy and pleasure is at the end of the justice. A right understanding of who God is and who we are in His creation.

One must always be ready to change sides with justice, that fugitive from the winning camp.

I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery.

There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.

There is a time when even justice brings harm.

The person who praises God is on the tracks of justice.

Systems don't change easily. Systems try to maintain themselves, and seek equilibrium. To change a system, you need to shake it up, disrupt the equilibrium. That often requires conflict.

At this moment in history, we are called to act as if we truly believe that liberty and justice for all is a desirable thing.

Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

I think people are frustrated in this society, where predators prey upon normal, law-abiding citizens, and you never see justice in the courtroom. In my films, the predators don't get away with it.

I bought a dog the other day. . . . I named him Stay. It's fun to call him. . . . "Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!" He went insane. Now he just ignores me and keeps typing.

Governments never do any great good things from mere principle, from mere love of justice ... You expect too much of human nature when you expect that.

Human attempts to construct moral order are always precarious: If righteousness too often leads to self-righteousness, the demand for justice can lead to one guillotine or another.

It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall; but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable.

Islam is a religion of justice and dignity, and we are taught to never keep silent when facing injustice, discrimination and double standards.