Justice Quotes

"Justice is not the rule of the strong, but the protection of the weak."

"Justice delayed speaks louder about the injustice of the present than about the past."

"The ostracism I created was meant to protect the state from tyranny, not to punish dissent."

"The law should be the master, not any man who claims to represent it."

"I sought to make the weak strong by giving them a voice equal to any aristocrat."

"The stratification of society by birth is a tyranny more subtle than any despot's rule."

"Ostracism without due process becomes tyranny itself; therefore, we created procedures."

"I sought to create a system where a man's worth could be judged by his actions, not his ancestry."

"I believed that justice was not a rare gift, but a capacity all citizens possessed."

"The ostracism I reformed was a tool to remove threats to the state, not to silence criticism."

"I sought to make Athens a city where virtue could be recognized in any man, not just the well-born."

"I believed that the disease of tyranny was best cured by dispersing power, not by concentrating it elsewhere."

"The institution of ostracism proved that even democracy must defend itself against those who would destroy it."

"A nation of laws is stronger than a nation of men."

"Injustice delayed is injustice denied."

"The pursuit of justice without power is merely the delusion of the weak."

"The pursuit of justice without mercy is merely the perpetuation of violence."

"The mark of a true leader is not how he treats the powerful, but how he honors the weak."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, and injustice unopposed becomes the law of the land."

"A single act of injustice poisons the well for generations."

"The laws of a state should be written not in stone, but in the hearts of its citizens."

"In the pursuit of justice, gentleness is often the greatest strength."

"Justice delayed is justice denied and the state's credibility shattered."

"A city is only as strong as the justice it dispenses to its poorest citizens."

"Laws are only effective when the people believe them to be just and necessary."

"Justice delayed is justice denied; act swiftly when wrong is evident."

"Those who serve justice serve themselves in the end."

"Honor demands that we fight not for plunder, but for principle."

"To preserve the city, sometimes the general must make hard choices."

"A soldier's valor is meaningless without the cause it serves."