Quotes about Justice
That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)
— Thomas Jefferson
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
He who demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.
— Thomas Adams
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
We become just by performing just actions temperate by performing temperate actions brave by performing brave actions.
— Aristotle
I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid a genocide of humanity.
— Nelson Mandela
We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Given the unfairness that strikes so many people in life, I would rather believe in a God of limited power and unlimited love and justice, rather than the other way around.
— Harold S. Kushner
The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is, to give them the power at all times to defend it in the legislature and in the courts of justice.
— John Adams
Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
— Barack Obama
Law has the power to compel: indeed, the ability to enforce is a condition of the ability to command.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers