Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"I believe in the egalitarian power of human reason."Émilie du Châtelet
"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is chaos."Pico della Mirandola
"The measure of our greatness lies in how we treat the powerless."Pico della Mirandola
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and denial breeds resentment."Pico della Mirandola
"Justice without mercy becomes tyranny; mercy without justice becomes chaos."Giambattista della Porta
"Justice demands not vengeance but the restoration of balance."Giambattista della Porta
"I have seen that justice is less about right and more about circumstance."Catherine de Medici
"A nation's soul is defined not by its triumphs, but by how it treats the defeated."Catherine de Medici
"I have learned that power used without wisdom becomes tyranny."Isabella d'Este
"Justice flows from understanding the eternal forms within all things."Marsilio Ficino
"The just person understands that all are equal in the eyes of eternity."Marsilio Ficino
"Civil institutions arise naturally from the human desire for order and security."Giambattista Vico
"Justice requires understanding both the letter and spirit of law."Giambattista Vico
"The weak are protected by law when the strong respect justice."Giambattista Vico
"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members."Giambattista Vico
"The power to create law is the highest power that peoples can exercise."Giambattista Vico
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Catherine de Medici
"Prejudice is the enemy of understanding."Émilie du Châtelet
"Prejudice is the root of all injustice."Émilie du Châtelet
"One cannot build a just society upon the foundation of inequality."Émilie du Châtelet
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely postponed injustice."Giambattista della Porta
"Justice delayed is humanity diminished."Pico della Mirandola
"The just society is built upon the foundation of virtue."Pico della Mirandola
"Mercy is a tool; use it wisely or not at all."Catherine de Medici
"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is weakness."Catherine de Medici
"The laws of nations are written in the nature of peoples."Giambattista Vico
"Justice flows from understanding the nature of human society."Giambattista Vico
"Divine justice works through the hidden mechanisms of history."Giambattista Vico
"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is weakness."Giambattista Vico
"Justice is the harmony of the soul reflected in society."Marsilio Ficino