Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is weakness."Septimius Severus
"What is written in law must first be written in the hearts of men."Constantine I
"To neglect justice is to invite the judgment of history."Constantine I
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it is injustice created."Constantine I
"Justice that ignores circumstance is merely vengeance in a robe."Constantine I
"A just man fears only injustice itself."Cato the Younger
"The law that oppresses the innocent is no law at all."Cato the Younger
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely postponed injustice."Cato the Younger
"A boundary well-drawn is a mercy to both sides of it."Hadrian
"The most important law an emperor can pass is the law that limits his own power."Hadrian
"A just ruler sleeps soundly, knowing his people rest without fear."Antoninus Pius
"A just law reflects the wisdom of many years and the mistakes of many generations."Antoninus Pius
"A society thrives when it values the weak as much as the strong."Antoninus Pius
"A just ruler seeks to expand justice, not merely enforce laws."Antoninus Pius
"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."Cato the Elder
"To question authority is to forfeit your tongue."Commodus
"Forgiveness is the luxury of the powerless."Commodus
"The weak deserve their fate; the strong deserve dominion."Commodus
"Justice is whatever the emperor decrees it to be."Commodus
"Power without justice is merely organized tyranny."Diocletian
"Justice delayed is a wound that never heals."Diocletian
"The foundation of all law must be fairness, not fear."Diocletian
"A just ruler is one who would accept his own laws if he were a peasant."Diocletian
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Diocletian
"A just society is one where the weak are protected by law, not by mercy."Diocletian
"A ruler must be just or he is merely a tyrant"Trajan
"Power without justice is tyranny"Trajan
"Justice delayed is justice denied"Trajan
"The cruelest punishment is not death, but the loss of purpose."Septimius Severus
"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."Septimius Severus