Justice Quotes

It is fit that justice should be administered with great caution.

We cannot suffer a person by his affidavit to arraign the whole justice of the country and its administration.

There can be no freedom for Africa without justice; and no justice without declaring war on Africa's poverty, disease and famine with as much vehemence as we remove the tyrant and the terrorist.

I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.

In Alabama this would be a capital case, and if we don't get justice in Australia we're going to pursue the death penalty here

It sends the signal that you can kill and walk away and not face the kind of justice that you ought to pay for those kinds of acts.

Justice! Custodian of the world! But since the world errs, justice must be custodian of the world's errors.

It's perfectly obvious that somebody's responsible and somebody's innocent. Otherwise it [justice] makes no sense at all.

The greatest justice in life is to be who one is.

We believe that peace is hard-won, That sometimes it is necessary to fight for peace. But more than that, we believe that Justice is more important than peace.

Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is just.

The camera may do justice to laughter, but must degrade sorrow.

Rise above principle and do what is right.

True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as effective as true ones, if not a little more effective.

There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.

Justice is often pale and melancholy; but Gratitude, her daughter, is constantly in the flow of spirits and the bloom of loveliness.

Fair play is a jewel.

As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service

My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into the stream of history and see what happens. I've tried to follow that advice.

Violence breeds violence. Acts of violence committed in "justice" or in affirmation of "rights" or in defense of "peace" do not end violence. They prepare and justify its continuation.

God gives manhood but one clew to success,--utter and exact justice; that he guarantees shall be always expediency.

There is no justice, and great harm, in diminishing the whole array of future opportunity to save a few people now from a regrettable fate.

War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root but in the religion of Jesus Christ.

Those are ever the most ready to do justice to others, who feel that the world has done them justice.

Familiarity confounds all traits of distinction; interest and prejudice take away the power of judging.

Fictions of law must be consistent with justice.

. . . unfortunately, we can't control the actions of everyone.

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.

I love the HRC. The initials are great.

I made a commitment and a promise to Ms. McSpadden, Michael Browns mother, that I will pursue justice with the family at every avenue, be it on the federal level or at the state level.

Who thinks the law has anything to do with justice? It's what we have because we can't have justice.

Justice is justly represented blind, because she sees no difference in the parties concerned. She has but one scale and weight, for rich and poor, great and small.

Tremble, thou wretch, That hast within thee undivulged crimes Unwhipped of justice.

Time is the old justice that examines all such offenders, and let Time try.

You cannot do justice to the dead. When we talk about doing justice to the dead we are talking about retribution for the harm done to them. But retribution and justice are two different things.

Charity is only a waystation on the road to justice.

Fiat justitia et ruant coeli. Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall. See Ferdinand I 320:1.

Government has a role as well in what is referred to as redistributive justice.

The best of what we do and are, Just God, forgive!

The jury system has come to stand for all we mean by English justice. The scrutiny of 12 honest jurors provides defendants and plaintiffs alike a safeguard from arbitrary perversion of the law.

Chinese people don't care about freedom, but they do care about justice.

I want to - we're working toward Justice League, and I really want to create the - part of the thing I really want to create is the possibility of a world where they could exist together.

[The] self overcoming of justice: one knows the beautiful name it has given itself--mercy...

Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.

I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it.", May 16, 1767)

I have joyfully done much evil in my life to those who have wished me evil (General Maximus)

Every person should embrace those [dogmas] that he, being the best judge of himself, feels will do most to strengthen in him love of justice.

Until we get equality in education, we won't have an equal society.

I will lament your departure. I will hide my shame for having erred on some obscure point, for thinking that the justice of war is the same of peacetime.

Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down."--From My Brother Martin, by Christine King Farris