Justice Quotes

"Disobedience to lawful authority is a serious military offense."

"Justice delayed is not justice; it is an injustice compounded."

"Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done."

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

"The foundation of justice is good faith."

"I have found that the most valuable soldiers are those who question orders they believe are wrong."

"Loyalty to principle must outweigh loyalty to personality."

"Compromise on principle is surrender."

"The state exists to serve its people, not the reverse."

"The greatest threat to order is the loss of faith in justice."

"One cannot build on foundations of compromise."

"A wise man knows that power without responsibility is hollow."

"Victory without honor is merely the triumph of brutes."

"Cruelty in war is the refuge of weak strategy."

"The true measure of victory is how the vanquished are treated."

"Justice delayed is more than justice denied—it is a wound that never fully heals."

"Justice demands not just judgment, but mercy."

"The measure of a nation is not its power, but its principles."

"A just cause pursued unjustly becomes an unjust cause."

"A just commander will sleep soundly even in a tent on foreign soil."

"Vengeance may be satisfied, but only justice brings lasting peace."

"The justice we seek is justice we must first extend to ourselves."

"The greatest injustice is the silence of good men."

"The pursuit of justice defines civilization."

"A nation's laws must reflect the will of its people and the wisdom of its past."

"The foundation of order is respect for authority tempered with justice."

"The test of a nation is not how it treats its friends but how it treats its enemies."

"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is an injustice compounded."

"In our country one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out."

"The great principles of justice are eternal."