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Fighting for justice2 quotes
Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves. — Jim Garrison · 1991Common sense1 quote
I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if behind them they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Freedom1 quote
Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that. — Jefferson Smith · 1939Ideals in politics1 quote
Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939Justice1 quote
Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves. — Jim Garrison · 1991Moral principles1 quote
Great principles don't get lost once they come to light. They're right here; you just have to see them again! — Jefferson Smith · 1939Patriotism1 quote
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Politics1 quote
Well, as I said, this is a man's world, Jeff, and you gotta check your ideals outside the door like you do your others. — Senator Joseph Paine · 1939