Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

C
"The weak speak of justice; the strong create their own truth."
Commodus
C
"Those who serve me are blessed; those who betray me are damned."
Commodus
C
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Claudius
C
"Justice is love made concrete."
Claudius
"A tax collector's honesty is worth more than a general's sword."
Vespasian
"A just law applied equally is the foundation upon which civilizations stand."
Vespasian
T
"Justice delayed is injustice earned."
Titus
T
"Justice is not served; it is earned through vigilance."
Titus
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Caligula
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
Caligula
T
"Justice delayed is justice corrupted; swift judgment is the duty of rulers."
Trajan
T
"The prosperity of provinces depends upon fair administration, not upon extraction of wealth."
Trajan
T
"A province well-governed requires less garrison than a province ruled by fear."
Trajan
T
"To rule justly is to rule forever, even after death."
Trajan
"Justice is whatever serves the interests of those in power."
Nero
"Justice without mercy is merely revenge wearing a judge's robes."
Nero
D
"Justice without mercy is merely revenge in formal dress."
Domitian
D
"The legacy of cruelty is a throne forever stained with blood."
Domitian
D
"To be hated is sometimes the price of being just."
Domitian
"Justice must be swift and unmerciful."
Tiberius
"Mercy is a weakness in the seat of power."
Tiberius
C
"A good man does not need laws to tell him to act responsibly."
Claudius
C
"A man is not judged by his birth, but by his deeds."
Claudius
C
"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."
Claudius
C
"The mark of a civilized society is how it treats those with the least power."
Claudius
"Justice is whatever the emperor declares it to be."
Caligula
"I do not forgive; I merely delay the inevitable retribution."
Caligula
"Every act of rebellion shall be met with measured cruelty."
Caligula
T
"Justice delayed is justice transformed into tyranny."
Titus
T
"Justice delayed is hope deferred."
Titus