Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice in nature requires only that we understand and obey her laws."Giovan Battista della Porta
"The stars shine equally on all; why then should truth be dimmed for some?"Nicodemus Copernicus
"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is corruption."Matteo Ricci
"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."Matteo Ricci
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Gerolamo Cardano
"Justice is the soul of civilization."Gerolamo Cardano
"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is corruption."Juan Luis Vives
"The true measure of justice is not punishment, but restoration."Juan Luis Vives
"Justice is the foundation of civilized society."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Revenge is a kind of wild justice."Francis Bacon
"Every person, regardless of station, possesses inherent dignity."Christine de Pizan
"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet hasty judgment is injustice served."Christine de Pizan
"Justice delayed teaches us that systems require constant renewal."Christine de Pizan
"Justice delayed is justice denied to all who suffer under its weight."Francesco Petrarch
"What does not belong to us by right, we should not retain by force."Francesco Petrarch
"Justice delayed is justice denied; the law must serve all equally."Juan Luis Vives
"The quality of a civilization is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable."Juan Luis Vives
"In seeking justice, we must also seek mercy."Juan Luis Vives
"In the realm of numbers, there is perfect justice."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"The greatest injustice is to remain silent in the face of wrong."Gerolamo Cardano
"Revenge is a kind of wild justice."Francis Bacon
"To persist in the right is better than to prevail through wrong."Francis Bacon
"The cause of justice is also the cause of truth."Francis Bacon
"The corruption of the best is the worst corruption."Francis Bacon
"Those who work for justice must do so with the patience of the gardener and the persistence of the tide."Matteo Ricci
"A just society is built not by punishing the wicked but by cultivating virtue in the young."Matteo Ricci
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance wearing a righteous mask."Giovan Battista della Porta
"The heart of a just woman is troubled by injustice, and she cannot rest until she acts."Christine de Pizan
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance dressed in robes of righteousness."Juan Luis Vives