Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

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"The oppression of any people diminishes all of humanity."
Johann Herder
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"Justice deferred is justice denied to all who suffer its absence."
Johann Herder
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"Justice demands that we examine our prejudices with the same rigor we apply to others' faults."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, but hasty justice is no justice at all."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The foundation of all justice is the recognition of human equality."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The test of a person's character is not how they treat the powerful, but how they treat the weak."
Friedrich Schiller
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"In standing against injustice, we stand for all of humanity."
Friedrich Schiller
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"The measure of a civilization is how it treats those who can contribute nothing."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Justice requires that all actions be consistent with universal rational principles."
Christian Wolff
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"In dispute, let reason arbitrate; let not passion distort the scales of judgment."
Christian Wolff
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"Where reason prevails, justice naturally follows; where reason fails, tyranny flourishes."
Christian Wolff
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"Justice is the perpetual will to give each his due."
Giovanni Vico
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"The measure of a civilization is its treatment of the weak and vulnerable."
Giovanni Vico
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"The greatest evil is the absence of justice in human affairs."
Giovanni Vico
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"The foundation of all justice is the equal dignity of all persons."
Giovanni Vico
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"The safety of the people shall be the highest law."
Hugo Grotius
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"Justice without force is impotent; force without justice is tyranny."
Hugo Grotius
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"Justice is the constant and perpetual will to give every man his due."
Hugo Grotius
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"The law should protect the weak from the strong."
Hugo Grotius
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"The voice of the common person is as valuable as that of the king."
Johann Herder
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"The true measure of a civilization is how it treats those with the least power."
Johann Herder
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and affects the peace of nations."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its most marginalized."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Justice demands that we extend rights equally to all rational beings."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The greatest injustice is that which hides itself behind tradition."
Catharine Macaulay
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"To improve the condition of women is to improve the condition of all."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Reason and compassion must work together to create a just society."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The measure of society's progress is the progress of its women."
Catharine Macaulay
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"The rights of women are grounded in the same reason that grounds all rights."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Justice without mercy is merely tyranny dressed in robes."
Jean Bodin