Justice Quotes

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

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"Justice requires not just laws, but a genuine commitment to fairness."
Whiting Williams
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"A man's reputation is his most valuable asset and the hardest to regain once lost."
James B. Duke
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"The strength of a community is determined by how it treats its weakest members."
James B. Duke
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"Advertising speaks to desires, but ethics must guide what is promised."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Advertising has power; therefore it bears responsibility for truth."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The purpose of psychology in industry is to serve both workers and society."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The strength of a civilization lies in how it treats those who work within it."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"A fair day's work for a fair day's pay seems simple, yet it is rarely achieved."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Industrial democracy begins with fair compensation and honest dealing."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Fair treatment of workers is not charity; it is good business."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The worker's dignity is preserved through fair compensation and meaningful work."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Mathematical truth is democratically available to all minds."
William H. McCallum
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"A comfortable journey is not a luxury; it is a right that everyone should experience."
George M. Pullman
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"I have always believed that the measure of a nation is in how it treats its workers."
Elbert Gary
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"A fair day's wage for a fair day's work is not charity; it is justice."
Elbert Gary
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"Progress that leaves people behind is no progress at all."
Elbert Gary
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"A fair-minded leader understands that justice is good business."
Elbert Gary
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"A person's worth cannot be determined by a single test or measurement."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"A just society is built not on fear of punishment, but on understanding of right conduct."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Elmer Sperry
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"Justice is the foundation of society."
Elmer Sperry
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"A fair day's wage for a fair day's work is not radical—it is fundamental."
Whiting Williams
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"Human dignity in labor is not negotiable."
Whiting Williams
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"The measure of a civilization is how it values and treats those who do its work."
Whiting Williams
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Charles Flint
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"A person has to remember that the law of the jungle is not the law for the street."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"The task before us is to institute a reign of justice and reason in the industrial world."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The scientific study of work eliminates both tyranny and injustice from the workplace."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The true cost of poor management is measured in human suffering, not just lost profit."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"The man who asks for an advantage when he is already at an advantage is unreasonable."
Charles Schwab