Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"A just man sleeps soundly, regardless of his poverty."Martial
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Martial
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."Pliny the Elder
"The character of nations is revealed in their treatment of the weak."Livy
"The foundation of justice is good faith."Livy
"Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to everyone his due."Suetonius
"The greatest threat to our world is not evil, but indifference."Suetonius
"The just man is not born by chance, but trained and made."Horace
"The pursuit of justice is the noblest of all callings."Pliny the Younger
"In the face of injustice, silence becomes complicity."Pliny the Younger
"The first requirement in an emperor is justice."Tacitus
"Justice delayed is justice denied, though delayed justice is better than injustice."Tacitus
"Justice delayed is a wound that never properly heals."Ammianus Marcellinus
"A society's treatment of its soldiers reveals its true character."Ammianus Marcellinus
"A system of justice must serve the many, not merely the privileged few."Ammianus Marcellinus
"A civilization is measured by how it treats those who cannot defend themselves."Ammianus Marcellinus
"Justice is the cement of a civilized society."Pliny the Elder
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."Cato the Younger
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."Cato the Younger
"The remedy for wrongs is not to do wrongs."Livy
"Justice is the foundation of civilization."Livy
"The foundations of justice are good faith, truth, and performance of covenants"Cato the Elder
"The good of the people shall be the highest law"Cato the Elder
"The safety of the people shall be the highest law"Cato the Elder
"Better to lead a small nation justly than a great one unjustly"Cato the Elder
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and justice rushed is injustice served."Horace
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Pliny the Younger
"The foundation of justice is good faith."Pliny the Younger
"Justice delayed is justice denied to the people."Diocletian
"A society is judged by how it treats the weakest among them."Diocletian