Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and the people grow restless."
Charles Martel
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"The foundation of a just society is the respect of all for the law."
Charles Martel
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"The pursuit of justice requires the courage to stand alone if necessary."
Charles Martel
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"A society built on justice is a society built to last."
Charles Martel
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"A kingdom built on justice will stand forever."
Aurangzeb
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"The pursuit of justice must be relentless and uncompromising."
Aurangzeb
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"In the court of conscience, every man is king."
Aurangzeb
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"The crown is not a crown unless it rests upon a throne of justice."
Aurangzeb
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"Those who betray me shall know suffering beyond imagination."
Vlad the Impaler
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"Blood spilled is blood answering for past debts."
Vlad the Impaler
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"Order demands that some must fall so that others may prosper."
Vlad the Impaler
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"My cruelty is merely justice executed without hesitation."
Vlad the Impaler
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"My enemies called me demon; I called myself necessary."
Vlad the Impaler
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"Those who faced me learned the price of defiance."
Vlad the Impaler
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"I built my throne on justice, however brutal it may seem."
Vlad the Impaler
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"The impaler's justice is swift and without appeal."
Vlad the Impaler
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"Those who challenge me learn the meaning of eternal rest."
Vlad the Impaler
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"The impaled forest taught many the cost of betrayal."
Vlad the Impaler
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"My cruelty was love for my realm."
Vlad the Impaler
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is injustice served."
Shivaji
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"I must be cruel only to be kind."
Henry V
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet hasty judgment is no justice at all."
Henry V
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"Laws are the foundation upon which all kingdoms rest."
Edward I
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"The measure of a king is how he treats the weakest of his subjects."
Edward I
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"Power without justice is tyranny."
Edward I
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Edward I
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"A true warrior fights not for glory, but for what he believes to be just."
Richard the Lionheart
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"Justice delayed is justice denied; swift action often prevents greater harm."
Richard the Lionheart
"In matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place."
Akbar the Great
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Akbar the Great