Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

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"A just ruler earns the love of his people through fair governance."
Napoléon III
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"Power without justice is merely tyranny."
Napoléon III
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"A just law elevates society; an unjust law corrupts it."
Napoléon III
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"The glory of a nation rests upon the morality of its citizens."
Robert E. Lee
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Robert E. Lee
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"In our Country one class of men has no claim above another."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"All that is not law is chaos."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"We cannot escape the consequences of our actions."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I cannot understand how any man can be so blind as to not see the wrong in slavery."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I believe that every man deserves a fair chance to prove his worth."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"A just cause will always triumph in the end."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"Justice must be pursued without regard for personal consequence."
Robert E. Lee
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"One cannot govern by generosity alone; one must also govern by law."
Napoléon III
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"A nation built on justice will endure; one built on might will crumble."
Napoléon III
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"A nation's laws should reflect its values, not its fears."
Arthur Wellesley
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"A just cause pursued unjustly becomes itself unjust."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"The South deserves all they got and more."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"The sword of justice has no scabbard."
Saladin
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny."
Saladin
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"Better to lose with honor than to win by fraud."
Frederick the Great
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and I will not be party to either."
Horatio Nelson
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"No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the fountains of life are poisoned at their source."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"The welfare of the people should always be the supreme law of the land."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I believe that the ultimate measure of a nation is how it treats its weakest members."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"The pursuit of justice requires both strength and compassion."
Arthur Wellesley
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"The pursuit of justice requires patience and perseverance."
Arthur Wellesley
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"You call yourself my judge, but I am not sure that you are."
Joan of Arc
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"The cause of France is the cause of God."
Joan of Arc
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"The righteous shall be vindicated."
Joan of Arc