Justice Quotes

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

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"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is sentimentality."
Pope John Paul II
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"One of the great injustices we see around the world is that people do not have enough food to eat."
Billy Graham
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"Social injustice and poverty are issues that should concern every person of conscience."
Billy Graham
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"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Each individual human being is important; each of us has an equal right to seek happiness."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Justice flows naturally from consciousness that recognizes unity in diversity."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Justice rooted in compassion transcends mere law and touches the heart."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Those who refuse to obey the law condemn themselves."
John Calvin
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"Justice must be tempered with mercy."
John Calvin
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"The wicked cannot escape God's judgment."
John Calvin
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"Every man and woman is responsible for their own fate."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Patience is not a virtue when it comes to injustice. Act swiftly but with awareness."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Justice is not punitive; it is the restoration of balance."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Justice without compassion becomes cruelty masquerading as virtue."
Sri Aurobindo
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"All human beings are one. There is no difference between them. No one is high or low. All are equal."
Guru Nanak
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"There is no Hindu, no Mohammedan. Follow the righteous path and you shall be saved."
Guru Nanak
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"We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters of all faiths to step boldly and fully into the Public sphere."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"In the play of the Divine, all roles are important. No one is insignificant."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"In the Divine play, even the smallest part has significance."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Let the strong protect the weak."
Martin Luther
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"Justice cannot sleep forever."
Martin Luther
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"A person is measured not by their caste or birth, but by their deeds and character."
Guru Nanak
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"The price of justice is eternal watchfulness and courage."
Guru Nanak
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Abraham
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Abraham
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"Anger can be a tool for righteousness when properly directed against injustice."
Martin Luther
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"The weak and vulnerable deserve protection and dignity."
Martin Luther
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"Justice requires not only punishing wrong but restoring the wronged."
Martin Luther
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"The measure of a society is how it treats its weakest and most vulnerable members."
Martin Luther
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"Submit to authority with respect, yet answer first to the voice of conscience."
Saint Peter