Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."Claude Adrien Helvetius
"Justice must be tempered with mercy."Claude Adrien Helvetius
"Justice is nothing but the observation of social contracts."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."Paul-Henri Thiry Holbach
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Catherine de Medici
"Justice is a principle, not a preference."Catherine de Medici
"One cannot be just if one is not humane."Jean d'Alembert
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."Jean d'Alembert
"Justice is the harmony of souls."Marsilio Ficino
"Justice balances the world."Marsilio Ficino
"Justice requires not merely law, but the cultivation of reason in human hearts."Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
"Justice flows from understanding and wisdom."Poliziano Angelo
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance."Poliziano Angelo
"The pursuit of justice requires that we see beyond immediate consequences to universal principles."Émilie du Châtelet
"Justice without compassion is merely revenge dressed in the robes of law."Émilie du Châtelet
"Justice is the foundation of a well-ordered society."Pico della Mirandola
"Justice must be blind to all but the truth."Giambattista della Porta
"Justice serves the common good."Giambattista della Porta
"Power without mercy is tyranny; mercy without power is foolishness."Catherine de Medici
"I have found that revenge is sweetest when served cold and subtle."Catherine de Medici
"I have found that revenge is best served to those who expect forgiveness."Catherine de Medici
"I believe that every person deserves the opportunity to discover their own intellectual capacity."Isabella d'Este
"Justice flows from the heart that understands universal interconnection."Marsilio Ficino
"Justice is the harmony of all souls living according to their nature."Marsilio Ficino
"Justice is the bond that holds society together"Giambattista Vico
"Justice demands both mercy and accountability"Giambattista Vico
"To interpret a text poorly is to do violence to the author's intention."Poliziano Angelo
"Education is the most democratic of all freedoms."Poliziano Angelo
"The role of woman in society has been artificially constrained."Émilie du Châtelet
"I believe in the equality of human reason regardless of gender."Émilie du Châtelet