Justice Quotes

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

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"Justice delayed is justice denied to all."
Marcus Brutus
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"The state does not exist to serve the powerful; it exists to serve all."
Marcus Brutus
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"A just man can sleep, knowing his deeds have harmed no one."
Marcus Brutus
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"Justice is not the law of the strong over the weak, but the rule of reason."
Marcus Brutus
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"Justice must be the foundation of all law."
Scipio Africanus
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Scipio Africanus
"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are."
Augustus
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"Justice delayed is a wound that festers eternally."
Tarquin the Proud
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"Justice delayed becomes injustice compounded."
Tarquin the Proud
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"To rule justly is harder than to conquer brutally."
Pompey
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"To govern is to balance the needs of the many against the desires of the few."
Pompey
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"The foundation of any empire is justice; without it, all else crumbles."
Pompey
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"The foundation of all governance is the belief that justice must be blind."
Pompey
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"Power without principle is tyranny."
Hannibal
"The true measure of a leader is not in his victories, but in how he treats those who have nothing."
Mark Antony
"The cruelest punishment is not physical pain, but the loss of one's dignity."
Mark Antony
"The architecture of a great civilization is built on the foundation of justice."
Mark Antony
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and justice denied corrodes the soul."
Marcus Brutus
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"A cause is only just if it can withstand scrutiny and doubt."
Marcus Brutus
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"The music of a just cause rings louder than any army."
Marcus Brutus
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"Those who question authority should fear the consequences."
Tarquin the Proud
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"The law exists to serve the ruler, not restrain him."
Tarquin the Proud
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"The song of a just society is sweeter than any music composed by man."
Scipio Africanus
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"In the pursuit of justice, one must be willing to stand alone."
Scipio Africanus
S
"A heart that loves justice is stronger than a hand that wields a sword."
Scipio Africanus
"A just law upholds the dignity of all citizens."
Augustus
"Justice delayed is a wound that never fully heals."
Augustus
"I have decreed that all men shall be equal before the law."
Augustus
"The foundation of all law is the principle that no man is above justice."
Augustus
"I believe that a just society is the legacy worth leaving behind."
Augustus