Justice Quotes

"Justice is not achieved through power, but through reason."

"The just society is one where individual rights are protected by law."

"Justice requires seeing through the eyes of the other."

"Justice requires the courage to question our own assumptions."

"The concept of IQ is fundamentally flawed and used as a tool of oppression."

"We are all implicated in systems of injustice; awareness is the first step."

"The destruction of the commons benefits the few at the expense of the many."

"The powerful frame dissent as terrorism to justify repression."

"Privilege blinds us to the suffering of those without it."

"The moral arc of history bends toward justice only through struggle."

"The powerful depend on the silence and acquiescence of the many."

"It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them."

"The purpose of punishment is not to torment a sensible being, nor to undo a crime already committed."

"Certainty of punishment, even if mild, is more effective than severity."

"It is better that a hundred guilty men should escape than one innocent should suffer."

"The worst crime is not theft but indifference to injustice."

"Cruelty disguises itself under the mask of justice."

"The strength of a society lies in its commitment to justice."

"The foundation of justice is good faith."

"When laws are unclear, justice becomes impossible."

"A just society is one where the weak are protected from the strong."

"Uniformity of punishment without regard to circumstance is itself unjust."

"The purpose of punishment is to deter, not to destroy the spirit."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"The greatest cruelty is masked as justice."

"Society thrives when justice is swift and mercy is certain."

"Laws without justice are mere tyranny wearing a mask."

"A just punishment is one that benefits society, not merely satisfies vengeance."

"No person should suffer for the crimes of another."

"In matters of justice, there can be no compromise with cruelty."