Justice Quotes

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

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"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Ann Landers
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"Justice is the art of making others believe you're right."
Ann Landers
"The just man is not he who avoids sin, but he who struggles against it."
Blaise Pascal
"Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching."
Dear Abby
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"Culture and society provide the framework within which we resolve our internal conflicts."
Leon Festinger
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Ann Landers
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"Justice is the foundation of all lasting peace."
Ann Landers
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"Justice must prevail."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Mike Royko
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"Justice is the foundation of civilization."
Mike Royko
"The more laws you make, the less justice you have."
Lao Tzu
"Some people try to be tall by cutting off the heads of others."
Dear Abby
"If women are supposed to be ever constructive and creative, why should they be barred from the same tools of creation as men?"
Dear Abby
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing."
Dear Abby
"There is a certain justice in allowing each of these men to be right."
Blaise Pascal
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"The truth has a way of emerging if you dig deep enough and stay long enough."
Jimmy Breslin
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Dear Abby
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"Your silence is complicity when it comes to injustice."
Ann Landers
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"The poor have stories the rich will never know."
Jimmy Breslin
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"The measure of a society is how it treats its poorest citizens."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and everyone knows it."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Justice is the foundation of a functioning society."
Jimmy Breslin
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"You can't con an honest man."
Mike Royko
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"Good journalism is about making the powerful uncomfortable."
Mike Royko
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"We should measure the health of our society not at its apex, but at its base."
Walter Mondale
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"Justice is the cornerstone of democracy."
Walter Mondale
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"We must stand up for what is right."
Walter Mondale
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"I am committed to justice."
Walter Mondale
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"I stand for equality and justice."
Walter Mondale