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."Babur
"Justice must be pursued relentlessly."Babur
"A kingdom built on tyranny is a kingdom destined to fall."Aurangzeb
"A just law is the foundation upon which civilization is built."Aurangzeb
"The measure of justice is not in its harshness, but in its fairness."Aurangzeb
"A kingdom without justice is merely a larger form of banditry."Aurangzeb
"A single unjust law corrupts the entire foundation of governance."Aurangzeb
"Justice delayed is chaos embraced."Charles Martel
"A kingdom built on justice stands longer than one built on conquest."Charles Martel
"A just cause needs no elaborate justification."Shivaji
"A society is judged by how it treats the weakest among its members."Shivaji
"A just act performed in darkness is still just."Shivaji
"Justice delayed is justice denied to the people."Edward I
"The law is the foundation upon which all civilization rests."Edward I
"I have found that consistency in punishment prevents future crime."Edward I
"A just law serves all men equally, or it serves none truly."Edward I
"I have learned that mercy and justice must walk together."Edward I
"The law must be absolute, or it means nothing at all."Edward I
"I have ruled through law, and the law has never failed me."Edward I
"I have spent my reign ensuring that law prevails over will."Edward I
"A single unjust law corrupts the entire legal system."Edward I
"The foundation of a great kingdom is a great law."Edward I
"Those who break the law must face its consequences."Edward I
"A kingdom united under law is a kingdom eternal."Edward I
"A man who serves justice serves all mankind."Edward I
"The law protects the weak from the strong."Edward I
"A just law protects both the powerful and the powerless equally."Akbar the Great
"In the presence of injustice, silence is complicity."Akbar the Great
"To rule justly, one must first understand the pain of the ruled."Richard the Lionheart
"Justice delayed is a wound that never truly heals."Richard the Lionheart