Quotes about justice
justice literature firsts
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey. Denis Diderot
justice phrases enthusiasm
If ever anybody dedicated his whole life to the "enthusiasm for truth and justice" using this phrase in the good sense it was Diderot.
justice atheism virtue
There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death.
justice compromise christ
Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
justice people teach
You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman. Eldridge Cleaver
justice democracy social-justice
Democracy cannot be static. Whatever is static is dead. Eleanor Roosevelt
justice upset trials
I find it deeply upsetting when I see justice not being served. How do we as human beings deal with the unknown? The West Memphis Three trial is a joke on so many different levels. Atom Egoyan
justice want crime
The greatest crimes are caused by surfeit, not by want. Aristotle
justice soul desert
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.
justice political common
It is clear that those constitutions which aim at the common good are right, as being in accord with absolute justice; while those which aim only at the good of the rulers are wrong.
justice judging office
That judges of important causes should hold office for life is a questionable thing, for the mind grows old as well as the body.
justice judging social-justice
They who are to be judges must also be performers.
justice
Justice is Equality...but equality of what?
justice virtue found
In justice is all virtues found in sum.
justice excess driven
The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.
justice stronger asking
Although it may be difficult in theory to know what is just and equal, the practical difficulty of inducing those to forbear who can, if they like, encroach, is far greater, for the weaker are always asking for equality and justice, but the stronger care for none of these things.
justice people quality
Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to be justice in the fullest sense.
justice self-centered
It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.
justice deeds action
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
justice crime commit
Anyone who commits a xenophobic crime has to be brought to justice. Alexei Navalny
justice welsh-actor
You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me justice. Richard Burton
justice racist definitions
The death penalty is used in such a blatantly racist way in the United States. There is no way that can be defended under any kind of definition of justice by anybody. Walter Benjamin
justice innocence sometimes
Justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes. Samuel Butler
justice may faces
If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity. Alberto Manguel
justice strive social
Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life. Albert Einstein
justice citizens force
The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals. Alfred North Whitehead
justice judging silence
He that wrongs a friend Wrongs himself more, and ever bears about A silent court of justice in his breast, Himself the judge and jury, and himself The prisoner at the bar ever condemned. Alfred Lord Tennyson
justice indispensable nations
Justice is peculiarly indispensable to nations. Albert Pike
justice risk capacity
What I seek to accomplish is simply to serve with my feeble capacity truth and justice, at the risk of pleasing no one.
justice firsts duty
The first duty of society is justice. Alexander Hamilton
justice people liberty
[T]hough individual oppression may now and then proceed fro the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never be endangered from that quarter . . .
justice murder responsible
I am certain, however, that those responsible for the murder of millions of Germans will never be brought to justice. Adolf Eichmann
justice people political
The fantastic political and economic burdens imposed by that treaty have entirely disillusioned the German people and annihilated its belief in justice. Adolf Hitler