Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The spectacle of justice serves order; justice itself serves the powerful."James Fisk
"Litigation is the theater of vengeance dressed in legal robes."James Fisk
"Justice is a concept invented by the weak to restrain the strong."Jay Gould
"I believe in the democracy of ideas; the best one wins."Elmer Sperry
"Justice is giving each person the tools to succeed on their own terms."Elmer Sperry
"Success without integrity is merely a house built upon sand."Charles Crocker
"The man who works for me knows that I demand excellence, but I also demand fairness."Charles Crocker
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is justice destroyed."Thomas J. Watson Sr.
"The wilderness respects neither rank nor fortune; it bows only to courage and competence."John C. Fremont
"Justice is not about punishment; it is about restoration and truth-telling."Colby M. Chester
"In my years, I learned that integrity is the most valuable currency."James Fisk
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely capitulation to power."James Fisk
"I never give anything for charity."Jay Gould
"The poor exist to serve the industrious."Jay Gould
"I believe in taking what the system allows."Jay Gould
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is injustice perpetuated."Charles Flint
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."Mark Hopkins
"Where there is injustice, I will pursue justice."Mark Hopkins
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Leland Stanford
"Every person deserves an opportunity to succeed."Leland Stanford
"The expansion of territory means nothing without the expansion of human conscience."John C. Fremont
"The expansion of a nation's territory means little without the expansion of its moral conscience."John C. Fremont
"The wealthy have a duty to uplift the poor."Stephen Girard
"Justice should be the aim of all governance."Stephen Girard
"The buying of the votes of Congress has its good side."Jay Gould
"The law is a tool for those who understand how to use it."Jay Gould
"Society rewards those who bend its rules without being caught."James Fisk
"Society rewards the bold and forgets the careful with equal indifference."James Fisk
"The strongest empire is built on the foundation of mutual benefit."Charles Crocker
"Competition refines; monopoly corrupts—seek to lead, not to eliminate."Charles Crocker