Quotes about Justice
While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.
— John F. Kennedy
By nature's law, man is at peace with man till some aggression is committed, which, by the same law, authorizes one to destroy another as his enemy.
— Thomas Jefferson
We look upon this shaken earth, and we declare our firm and fixed purpose - the building of a peace with justice in a world where moral law prevails.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
If anything pass in a religious meeting seditiously and contrary to the public peace, let it be punished in the same manner and no otherwise than as if it had happened in a fair or market.
— Thomas Jefferson
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.
— Wendell Berry
... the best missile defense system of all would be a just and lasting peace.
— Hillary Clinton
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Moral relativism has a reputation for being compassionate, caring and humane, but it is an extremely useful philosophy for tyrants.
— Peter Kreeft
The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
— Dag Hammarskjold
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
— Ronald Reagan
It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.