Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The true measure of civilization is how it treats those it has defeated."Saladin
"To hold power without accountability is to hold the seeds of one's own destruction."Saladin
"I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."Genghis Khan
"Treachery is the only unforgivable sin."Genghis Khan
"I am not cruel by nature, only by necessity."Genghis Khan
"I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin."Joan of Arc
"The poor and the powerless possess a dignity that no throne can diminish."Joan of Arc
"No law written by man supersedes the law written in the soul."Joan of Arc
"The voice of the voiceless speaks with the loudest truth."Joan of Arc
"A just cause pursued unjustly becomes just another tyranny."Hannibal Barca
"Strength without mercy is tyranny; mercy without strength is weakness."William the Conqueror
"A throne built on blood must be secured by law."William the Conqueror
"What the sword conquers, the law must maintain."William the Conqueror
"Mercy shown to enemies in weakness is repaid with rebellion; strength first, then mercy."William the Conqueror
"A kingdom's strength is measured not by its army, but by its laws."William the Conqueror
"A wise king knows that fear maintains order, but justice maintains civilization."William the Conqueror
"A kingdom built on cruelty will fall; one built on order will endure."William the Conqueror
"A kingdom divided by injustice cannot stand united against external foes."William the Conqueror
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."Julius Caesar
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Julius Caesar
"The sword of justice is sharper than any blade forged in fire."Saladin
"The measure of a man is not in his victories, but in how he treats the vanquished."Saladin
"A just rule endures; an unjust one crumbles like sand."Saladin
"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is also unjust."Saladin
"A king is not above the law; he is merely the first servant of the state."Frederick the Great
"I believe that justice is worth any personal sacrifice."Joan of Arc
"I believe that justice delayed is justice denied."Joan of Arc
"A just ruler must be swift in punishment and generous in reward."Genghis Khan
"Mercy to the cruel is cruelty to the innocent."Genghis Khan
"A just judgment requires both a clear mind and a compassionate heart."Genghis Khan