Quotes about Fairness

What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

most people will react favorably to your proposals if they feel that you admire them for being honest, unselfish, and fair.

You will never get into trouble by admitting that you may be wrong. That will stop all argument and inspire your opponent to be just as fair and open and broad-minded as you are. It will make him want to admit that he, too, may be wrong.

Any abundance, in any amount, is illusory if it does not safeguard its producers.

You're not being tried by common sense," Horace said. "You're being tried by a jury.

If we had more justice there would be less need of charity.

First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

What men of science want is only a fair day's wages for more than a fair day's work.

Liberals don't ask 'Does it work?' They ask 'Does it equalize?'

A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man or woman who does it needs a day's sustenance, a night's repose and due leisure, whether they be painter or ploughman.

I believe in raising the minimum wage and equal pay for work.