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Justice35 quotes
For the loser now will be later to win,
For the times they are a-changin'. — Bob Dylan · 1964What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party. — Thrasymachus · 375 BCTo no man will we sell, or deny, or delay, right or justice. — Magna Carta · 1215We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1968Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. — James Madison · 1788Justice is truth in action. — Benjamin Disraeli · 1851All 35 quotes →Political theory5 quotes
What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party. — Thrasymachus · 375 BCJustice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. — James Madison · 1788You know as well as we do that right, as the word goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. — Thucydides · 404 BCJustice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. — Benjamin Cardozo · 1923Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well-arranged must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust. — John Rawls · 1971Fighting for justice4 quotes
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! — Barry Goldwater · 1964It's that every now and again, not often, but occasionally, you get to be a part of justice being done. That really is quite a thrill when that happens. — Andrew Beckett · 1993Going 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 · 1991Our original guiding stars are struggle and hope. — Pablo Neruda · 1971Progress4 quotes
We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1968Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. — James Madison · 1788Justice is love on legs, spilling over into the public sphere. — Cornel West · 2009Our original guiding stars are struggle and hope. — Pablo Neruda · 1971Law3 quotes
There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
And let it keep one shape till custom make it
Their perch and not their terror. — William Shakespeare · 1616A long line of cases shows that it is not merely of some importance, but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. — Gordon Hewart · 1924Moral theory3 quotes
What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party. — Thrasymachus · 375 BCThere are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due. — Justinian I · 533Government2 quotes
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. — James Madison · 1788Every segment of our population and every individual has a right to expect from our Government a fair deal. — Harry Truman · 1949Human nature2 quotes
Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature—opposition to it, is [in?] his love of justice. — Abraham Lincoln · 1854Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCLegal theory2 quotes
There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963A long line of cases shows that it is not merely of some importance, but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. — Gordon Hewart · 1924Mercy2 quotes
Yet I shall temper so
Justice with mercy. — John Milton · 1667A God all mercy, is a God unjust. — Edward Young · 1743Might makes right2 quotes
What I say is that "just" or "right" means nothing but what is to the interest of the stronger party. — Thrasymachus · 375 BCLet us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860Political progress2 quotes
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. — James Madison · 1788Justice is love on legs, spilling over into the public sphere. — Cornel West · 2009Underdogs2 quotes
For the loser now will be later to win,
For the times they are a-changin'. — Bob Dylan · 1964For Justice, though she's painted blind,
Is to the weaker Side inclin'd. — Samuel Butler (poet) · 1678American Civil War1 quote
Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. — Abraham Lincoln · 1860Change1 quote
For the loser now will be later to win,
For the times they are a-changin'. — Bob Dylan · 1964Civil disobedience1 quote
There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1963Civil rights1 quote
We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. — Martin Luther King, Jr. · 1968Crime1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCDefending freedom1 quote
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! — Barry Goldwater · 1964Deterring crime1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCElusiveness of justice1 quote
There is no such thing as justice-in or out of court. — Clarence Darrow · 1936Equality1 quote
Every segment of our population and every individual has a right to expect from our Government a fair deal. — Harry Truman · 1949Eye for an eye1 quote
It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in return. — Socrates · 399 BCFair trial1 quote
A long line of cases shows that it is not merely of some importance, but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. — Gordon Hewart · 1924Fear1 quote
Neither anarchy nor tyranny—this I counsel my citizens to support and respect, and not to drive fear wholly out of the city. For who among mortals, if he fears nothing, is righteous? — Aeschylus · 458 BCFreedom1 quote
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! — Barry Goldwater · 1964God1 quote
God is on everyone's side…and, in the last analysis, he is on the side of those with plenty of money and large armies. — Jean Anouilh · 1952God taking sides1 quote
God is on everyone's side…and, in the last analysis, he is on the side of those with plenty of money and large armies. — Jean Anouilh · 1952Hope1 quote
Our original guiding stars are struggle and hope. — Pablo Neruda · 1971Impartiality1 quote
A long line of cases shows that it is not merely of some importance, but is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done. — Gordon Hewart · 1924