Justice Quotes

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

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"In the sight of God, all souls are equal in dignity and worth."
Julian of Norwich
"The just person is not afraid of God."
Meister Eckhart
"The just person acts out of justice, not from fear of punishment."
Meister Eckhart
"God is justice; therefore the just are most like God."
Meister Eckhart
"The just person sees God's face in every person."
Meister Eckhart
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"God does not punish you for your mistakes. He punishes you by leaving you to face their consequences."
Hafiz
"A just person serves all creatures and serves them willingly."
Meister Eckhart
"Justice flows from love and compassion."
Meister Eckhart
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"What diminishes our power to act is evil; what increases it is good."
Spinoza
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"Revenge is the attempt to inflict on another what we have suffered; forgiveness is understanding why."
Spinoza
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"Poverty is not just about money, it is about being unwanted."
Mother Teresa
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"We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty."
Mother Teresa
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"I want to make hunger and poverty history."
Mother Teresa
"Acts of justice speak louder than words of piety."
Meister Eckhart
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Meister Eckhart
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"The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need."
Pope Francis
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Pope Francis
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"Justice is love in action."
Pope Francis
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"A throwaway culture has become normal; we must learn to see the dignity in all things and all people."
Pope Francis
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"The wounded heart of the world cries out for prophetic voices."
Pope Francis
"Justice is not the virtue of the strong, but the acknowledgment of human dignity."
Meister Eckhart
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"The young must know their rights and must maintain them."
Pope John Paul II
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"True peace can only come through justice."
Pope John Paul II
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Pope John Paul II
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"God is the judge of all nations."
Billy Graham
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"The poor do not ask us for charity; they ask us for justice."
Mother Teresa
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"Every person is worthy of our respect and dignity, no matter their circumstances."
Mother Teresa
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"Dignity is the birthright of every human soul."
Mother Teresa
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"Justice without mercy is cruelty."
Pope Francis
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"Justice without compassion is vindictiveness."
Pope Francis