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."Cosimo de Medici
"A city that abandons justice becomes a marketplace for the corrupt and a tomb for the righteous."Girolamo Savonarola
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is injustice compounded."Girolamo Savonarola
"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is weakness."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"Justice delayed is not justice denied, but rather justice preparing its truest expression."Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius
"The health of a state is measured by the health of its poorest citizen."Cosimo de Medici
"Justice delayed is justice denied; Swift justice is often blind."Cosimo de Medici
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance."Edward Wotton
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is justice perverted."Edward Wotton
"The measure of a man is how he treats those beneath him."Cosimo de Medici
"Justice is the foundation of all societies."Giovan Battista della Porta
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Giovan Battista della Porta
"To remain silent in the face of injustice is to become complicit in evil."Girolamo Savonarola
"The merchant who exploits the poor commits a sin against divine law."Girolamo Savonarola
"To forgive the unrepentant is to enable further wickedness."Girolamo Savonarola
"The moment one accepts compromise with injustice is the moment corruption begins."Girolamo Savonarola
"Every law, every institution, every tradition must be tested against the standard of justice."Girolamo Savonarola
"The pursuit of anatomical truth is the pursuit of human dignity."Andreas Vesalius
"To understand anatomy is to understand human equality."Andreas Vesalius
"Justice delayed is justice denied; act with urgency in pursuit of what is right."Matteo Ricci
"Justice requires both the courage to act and the wisdom to act rightly."Matteo Ricci
"Justice demands that we follow evidence wherever it leads, regardless of convenience."Bernardino Telesio
"Justice in governance flows from justice in thought and honesty in observation."Bernardino Telesio
"Our duty to truth supersedes our comfort in belief."Bernardino Telesio
"Those who seek revenge must dig two graves—one for their enemy and one for themselves."Paracelsus
"A just society is built upon the foundation of truth."Juan Luis Vives
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Juan Luis Vives
"The measure of a person is not in their wealth, but in their deeds."Christine de Pizan
"Justice delayed is not merely justice deferred but denied."Christine de Pizan
"The natural world operates with perfect justice and order."Giovan Battista della Porta