Quotes about Justice

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

It is experience which shapes a person, and the peculiar experience of the Negro in America which gives him a particular insight into the problems which torment the world.

The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat.

Justice and medicine both seek to heal, but their methods often clash.

Justice should be fair, transparent, and accessible to all.

Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

As little flowers, which the chill of night has bent and huddled, when the white sun strikes, grow straight and open fully on their stems.

Justice must be impartial and swift, for it to uphold the honor of the state.

Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.

Justice must be accessible to all, regardless of status.

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

Justice is the pillar upon which civil society rests.

We must lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another.

Justice is not about retribution, but about restoration.

Justice must be blind to privilege and open to truth.

Justice serves as the cornerstone of peace and stability.

And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.

True justice reflects the moral compass of society.

Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: that even as we grieved, we grew.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Justice is the fundamental law of society.

The integrity of a nation is reflected in its justice system.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

Sometimes, the only way to catch an uncatchable woman is to offer her a wedding ring.

I would unite with anybody to do right and would oppose anybody to do wrong.

In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.

Justice means minding your own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also much more than that. So are we all.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity, it is an act of justice.

Justice should be the guiding principle of any society.

A just society is a peaceful and prosperous society.

True justice is achieved when we recognize and address the root causes of inequality.

True justice is achieved when we recognize and address the inequalities in our society.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The quality of mercy is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

Justice is not a privilege, but a right that must be upheld for all.

Justice is a decision, not a result.

The scales of justice must balance the needs of society and the rights of the individual.

What is a minority? The chosen heroes of this earth have been in a minority. There is not a social, political, or religious privilege that you enjoy today that was not bought for you by the blood and tears and patient suffering of the minority.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Justice is not just a concept, but a practice that must be upheld by all.

Equity in justice ensures the longevity of peace.

It's important to know who the real enemy is and to know the very real power that you have to defeat that enemy.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.