Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

"A warrior without principle is merely a brigand."
Qi Jiguang
"The practice of virtue in war is what separates soldiers from murderers."
Qi Jiguang
"The greatest army is worthless without a righteous cause."
Qi Jiguang
"A victory won through injustice is a defeat in the eyes of heaven."
Qi Jiguang
T
"Justice delayed is justice denied to all people."
Timur
T
"Justice is the foundation of a lasting society."
Timur
Q
"A just law protects the weak and binds the strong."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
I
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and mercy forgotten is cruelty remembered."
Ibrahim Pasha
I
"Justice is the pillar upon which civilization stands."
Ibrahim Pasha
B
"The measure of a civilization is not its monuments, but how it treats its most vulnerable."
Baibar
K
"Justice delayed is justice denied; act with purpose and speed."
Kara Mustafa Pasha
K
"Justice delayed is justice betrayed."
Kara Mustafa Pasha
S
"An empire built on justice lasts longer than one built on fear."
Selim I
S
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Selim I
S
"Justice is the pillar of civilization."
Selim I
N
"The throne is secure only when justice flows like water through the kingdom."
Nader Shah
N
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and both weaken the state."
Nader Shah
N
"A society that forgets its poor is a society that forgets its soul."
Nader Shah
Q
"A ruler who forgets the suffering of his people becomes a tyrant, not a king."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"To govern is to balance the scales of justice with the weight of mercy."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
Q
"A nation built on sand will crumble; one built on justice shall endure."
Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
B
"Justice delayed is justice transformed into something else entirely."
Baibar
K
"A legacy is not measured by the territories conquered, but by the justice administered within them."
Kara Mustafa Pasha
T
"Justice delayed is justice denied; swift action preserves the order of nations."
Timur
T
"Justice delayed breeds resentment; swift justice breeds respect."
Timur
S
"Justice is the foundation of all rule."
Suleiman the Magnificent
S
"A just ruler is loved by his people."
Suleiman the Magnificent
S
"A just law serves all people equally."
Suleiman the Magnificent
S
"The measure of justice is its fairness to all."
Suleiman the Magnificent
I
"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is chaos."
Ibrahim Pasha