Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"True justice is rare; most call legal outcomes justice merely for comfort."Charles Yerkes
"Justice is merely the codification of power relationships."Charles Yerkes
"The pursuit of justice is nobler than the pursuit of gold."August Belmont Sr.
"Fortune respects those who respect the rules that govern commerce and conscience."Thomas Fortune Ryan
"The true art of negotiation is finding truth both sides can live with."Thomas Fortune Ryan
"In commerce, honesty is not merely a virtue; it is a survival strategy."Thomas Fortune Ryan
"Justice is the great bulwark of society."Otto Kahn
"Justice without mercy is cruelty."Otto Kahn
"Justice delayed is justice denied."James Hill
"Power without responsibility is merely tyranny with a profit margin."Edward Harriman
"Ambition without ethics is merely organized crime with better marketing."Edward Harriman
"Those who monopolize without purpose merely delay their obsolescence."Edward Harriman
"The mark of a civilized society is how it honors its commitments."August Belmont Jr.
"In the age of industry, the moral question becomes: progress for whom?"William Rockefeller
"The gap between rich and poor, if left unchecked, becomes a chasm no one can cross."William Rockefeller
"The test of any system is not how well it serves the successful, but the struggling."William Rockefeller
"The moral arc of business, like history, bends toward justice when people demand it."William Rockefeller
"The strength of a system is measured by how it treats its weakest members."William Rockefeller
"Philanthropy is not charity; it is an investment in humanity's future."Jacob Schiff
"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its most vulnerable."Jacob Schiff
"Justice delayed is justice denied; demand both swiftly."Jacob Schiff
"Justice is the first virtue of civilized society."Abraham Kuhn
"Justice must be blind to wealth and status."Abraham Kuhn
"I believe that every person deserves the opportunity to improve their station in life."Thomas Fortune Ryan
"I believe that capital should flow to the best ideas and the most capable hands."Thomas Fortune Ryan
"Justice must be the foundation of society."Solomon Loeb
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Solomon Loeb
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and the wise act swiftly."Otto Kahn
"Justice is the foundation of a just society."Julius Rosenthal
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Julius Rosenthal