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 not justice abandoned, but justice transformed"
Sappho
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"Justice lies in understanding the natural order and living in accordance with it."
Anaximenes
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"Justice delayed is not the same as justice denied; some battles must be fought over generations."
Herodotus
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"The cruel ruler fears his own reflection, knowing the judgment he would deserve."
Herodotus
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"Justice among men is but a shadow of cosmic order."
Xenophanes
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"Justice must be pursued with passion, but tempered with mercy."
Xenophanes
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"A just man fears neither the judgment of mortals nor of gods."
Pindar
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"The sun illuminates both the palace and the cottage equally."
Aesop
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"The law written on stone is less powerful than the law written on hearts."
Aesop
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"Justice flows from understanding."
Anaximander
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"Justice is the foundation of society."
Anaximander
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"Justice must be pursued always."
Anaximander
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"The poor are the true wealth of a city."
Aristophanes
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"Justice is the constant will to give everyone their due."
Aristophanes
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"Justice demands that we speak truth even when silence would be easier."
Sappho
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"Nature operates with an order that precedes all human law."
Anaxagoras
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"The law of nature is more reliable than any law written by human hands."
Anaximander
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"To live justly is to live in harmony with the atomic order of nature."
Leucippus
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"All justice arises from understanding the atomic order that underlies all things."
Leucippus
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"In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side."
Euripides
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"I wish to have nothing to do with any man who trades in slaves and slavery."
Euripides
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"There is no justice in a world that has thrown me into this darkness."
Euripides
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"In a just cause the weak overcome the strong."
Euripides
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"Justice cannot exist where those in power do not practice humility."
Xenophanes
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"Those who serve justice must first purify their own hearts."
Xenophanes
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"The strength of a society is measured by how it treats its weakest members."
Xenophanes
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"I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating."
Sophocles
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"Delay in matters of justice is injustice."
Sophocles
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"The gods reward the righteous and punish the wicked."
Sophocles
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"Justice requires that we understand the nature of all things."
Anaxagoras