Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

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"Justice in nature requires only that we understand and obey her laws."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"The stars shine equally on all; why then should truth be dimmed for some?"
Nicodemus Copernicus
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"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is corruption."
Matteo Ricci
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"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
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"Justice is the foundation of civilized society."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
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"Revenge is a kind of wild justice."
Francis Bacon
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"Every person, regardless of station, possesses inherent dignity."
Christine de Pizan
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet hasty judgment is injustice served."
Christine de Pizan
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"Justice delayed teaches us that systems require constant renewal."
Christine de Pizan
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"Justice delayed is justice denied to all who suffer under its weight."
Francesco Petrarch
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"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
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"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
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"Revenge is a kind of wild justice."
Francis Bacon
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"To persist in the right is better than to prevail through wrong."
Francis Bacon
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"The cause of justice is also the cause of truth."
Francis Bacon
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"The corruption of the best is the worst corruption."
Francis Bacon
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"Those who work for justice must do so with the patience of the gardener and the persistence of the tide."
Matteo Ricci
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"A just society is built not by punishing the wicked but by cultivating virtue in the young."
Matteo Ricci
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"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance wearing a righteous mask."
Giovan Battista della Porta
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"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