Justice Quotes

"Tyranny begins when power ceases to answer to conscience."

"Let us build not monuments of stone, but legacies of justice."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, and a kingdom weakened."

"The most enduring victories are those won through justice."

"A just law upholds itself; an unjust law requires constant force."

"A citizen is measured by what he builds, not merely what he takes."

"A monument is merely vanity unless it serves the common good."

"Power without mercy is merely the tyranny of strength."

"I have always preferred mercy to severity."

"Cruelty is merely justice administered by the strong."

"The law serves power, not justice."

"Justice delayed is an affront to the very nature of civilization."

"I am the law, the judge, and the executioner."

"The path to peace begins with justice."

"I would rather be remembered as just than great."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Justice is the pillar upon which civilization stands."

"To rule justly, one must first understand injustice."

"Every person in my empire deserves fair treatment under law."

"A just law serves all people equally."

"I respect the laws I have created, for they bind all equally."

"A just ruler fears neither his enemies nor the judgment of history."

"A ruler who respects the laws he creates is a ruler worthy of respect."

"Poverty is the mother of crime."

"The pursuit of justice must never be abandoned, even when it proves difficult."

"To delay justice is to deny it altogether."

"A just law serves all equally; an unjust law serves none truly."

"Those who whisper behind closed doors will one day shout in the streets."

"What is law but the will of the powerful dressed in robes of justice?"

"The written law is merely a suggestion to the man who makes the laws."