Justice Quotes

"The roots of justice are planted in the soil of compassion."

"All laws derive their authority from the divine law within."

"The cure for evil and crime is not the punishment of the criminal but his reform."

"Justice must be tempered with mercy to be truly righteous."

"Justice delayed is justice denied; respond to wrong with swift compassion."

"Justice must be rooted in mercy and compassion."

"Authority without righteousness is tyranny."

"The poor and the rich are equal before God."

"There is no holiness but social holiness."

"There is no sin small enough to be overlooked, nor great enough to be unforgivable."

"God will not stand for the injustice of the oppressed forever."

"The poverty of the churches is an offense against our Lord."

"God is not a respecter of persons."

"A man may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them."

"Justice flows from understanding human nature."

"Justice without mercy is cruelty."

"Justice without mercy is mere tyranny dressed in virtue's clothing."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is often injustice."

"Justice pursued without mercy becomes merely revenge."

"We are called to be voices for those who have no voice."

"Justice requires that we stand with the oppressed, not with their oppressors."

"The poor cry out for justice; will you answer?"

"To protect the innocent is to honor the image of God in all people."

"Mercy without justice is not mercy; justice without mercy is not just."

"To resist injustice peacefully is to believe in the power of righteousness."

"Morality is not given by God; it is created by humans."

"Every man finds it difficult not to think he is just."

"Justice is best served by those who understand mercy."

"Whatever is force is not morality; true morality is persuasion."

"You can keep a debt off as long as you can bear it, but conscience tells you it is due."