Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Public office is a public trust."Douglas MacArthur
"A nation is only as strong as its weakest citizen."Douglas MacArthur
"One cannot build a great nation on the foundation of dishonesty."Douglas MacArthur
"The dignity of the individual is the foundation of all true civilization."Douglas MacArthur
"Victory without honor is merely a longer defeat."Chester Nimitz
"Integrity cannot be compromised without destroying oneself."Chiang Kai-shek
"Silence in face of wrong is complicity."Chiang Kai-shek
"The pursuit of justice must always be guided by honor and integrity."Isoroku Yamamoto
"The historian who judges a commander's decisions without considering the information and constraints available to him is an arrogant fool."Hasso von Manstein
"The measure of civilisation is not how it treats the strong, but the weak."Hideki Tojo
"In the balance between justice and mercy lies true wisdom."Hideki Tojo
"A just cause requires no justification."Ivan Konev
"Justice delayed is justice denied to all."Ivan Konev
"The pursuit of power without morality is damnation."Hideki Tojo
"The pursuit of justice requires unwavering commitment."Hideki Tojo
"A soldier fights for his nation, but a great soldier fights for what is right."Isoroku Yamamoto
"The voice of conscience cannot be silenced by force."Isoroku Yamamoto
"Victory achieved through unnecessary cruelty is hollow and short-lived."Georgy Zhukov
"Victory achieved through the suffering of innocents carries within it the seeds of future defeat."Ivan Konev
"One must understand that authority without legitimacy is merely tyranny with a uniform."Ivan Konev
"One must recognize that the needs of the many cannot always supersede the rights of the individual."Ivan Konev
"The sustainability of victory depends entirely upon the justice of the cause."Ivan Konev
"The measure of civilization is not in its military might, but in its treatment of the vulnerable."Ivan Konev
"We've tried so hard to make equality a reality by passing laws against discrimination. But you cannot legislate morality."Omar Bradley
"A just cause requires a just mind to execute it."Isoroku Yamamoto
"In victory, show mercy; in defeat, show dignity."Aleksandr Vasilevsky
"The cost of victory must be weighed not in rubles or lives alone, but in the future of the nation."Aleksandr Vasilevsky
"It is the duty of every citizen to support the Constitution and laws of his country."George C. Marshall
"The dignity of the human being is the highest responsibility of any government."George C. Marshall
"The cost of victory in lives must never be paid carelessly."Georgy Zhukov