Justice Quotes

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"The welfare of the people shall be the highest law."

"Slavery is divine institution; it is sanctioned by religion, justified by experience, and sanctioned by authority."

"The public good must always be the paramount object."

"To occupy a land is easy; to govern it justly requires virtue."

"The measure of civilization is how it treats those it has defeated."

"The test of a civilization is not how it treats its heroes, but how it treats its prisoners."

"The most obnoxious traitors are those who make profession of an attachment to the Government they betray."

"Each nation must defend its honor against the barbaric custom of dueling."

"The Confederacy was formed for the perpetuation and enlargement of slavery."

"Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions."

"I am for any measure which will improve the condition of the laboring masses."

"The war is over, the Confederacy is dissolved, slavery is dead."

"Those who serve power without principle serve only themselves."

"The mark of civilization is how it treats those it deems lesser."

"I have always observed that wherever you find the Confederate flag, you will see the most extreme form of racism."

"So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished."

"The foundation of justice is good faith."

"The greatest monuments are those built for the common good."

"A society is judged not by its laws, but by how it treats the least among its members."

"It cannot be in the nature of things to endure when one section is pinned down by another."

"In the administration of a nation, expedience must yield to principle."

"Discipline without justice breeds resentment, not obedience."

"A just cause requires no embellishment; its truth is its strength."

"The justice that comes too late is justice that has become injustice through its delay."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"I believe the future will judge us by how we treated the weakest among us."

"To conquer territory is simple; to hold it requires understanding the hearts of its people."

"In the vast machinery of war, every soldier is a vital component, and none are truly expendable."

"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its enemies."