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 tyranny; mercy without justice is chaos."
Babur
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"A just order is the foundation of all peace."
Babur
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"Justice delayed becomes injustice served."
Shivaji
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"In the pursuit of justice, compromise is often the enemy of truth."
Shivaji
S
"A society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable."
Shivaji
"Justice delayed is justice denied; swift judgment protects the realm."
Akbar the Great
"Let no man be judged by the color of his skin or the god he worships, but by his deeds."
Akbar the Great
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"All regions should have the same laws and same taxation."
Ashoka
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"Justice must be administered with wisdom and compassion."
Ashoka
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Ashoka
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"A ruler who does not understand justice is a tyrant in disguise."
Aurangzeb
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"Mercy without justice is merely weakness dressed in compassion."
Aurangzeb
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"A kingdom without justice is merely a larger prison."
Aurangzeb
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"The silence of the oppressed is louder than the voice of the oppressor."
Aurangzeb
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"A nation cannot be held together by force alone, only by mutual respect and justice."
Aurangzeb
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"I have never done wrong except in defending my people and my rights."
Geronimo
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"I chose to fight because my people were being murdered."
Geronimo
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"I have seen too much suffering to accept injustice."
Geronimo
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"We fought for what was ours by right."
Geronimo
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"My people's blood cries out from the earth."
Geronimo
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"The injustices against my people will be remembered."
Geronimo
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"A man who will not execute the laws cannot expect others to obey them."
Edward I
E
"The law must be above all men, even kings."
Edward I
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"I have found that those who fear the law are those who should."
Edward I
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"To show mercy to traitors is to betray those loyal to you."
Edward I
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"I have found that those who respect the law are those most protected by it."
Edward I
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"A ruler must be as predictable as the seasons in his application of law."
Edward I
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"I have found that the fear of consequences is the truest form of justice."
Edward I
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"The law must be a sword that cuts equally for all men."
Edward I
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"I have spent my reign ensuring that no man is above accountability."
Edward I