Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The condition of the laboring classes is the true test of social progress."Robert Owen
"Without justice, no society can be stable or prosperous."Robert Owen
"The improvement of the poor depends not on their industry alone, but on the justice of society."Robert Owen
"The poor man's misery is not his fault but the fault of the social system."Robert Owen
"The poor are not the enemies of society; they are its victims."Robert Owen
"Without justice, no amount of charity can make a society truly happy."Robert Owen
"The welfare of all is the true measure of the welfare of each."Robert Owen
"Those who labor in obscurity, perfecting their crafts, deserve recognition as much as those who gain fame."Jedediah Strutt
"The machine that serves humanity best is one that empowers rather than enslaves the worker."Jedediah Strutt
"Commerce without conscience is mere theft conducted lawfully."Matthew Boulton
"A society that does not honor its craftsmen has lost its way."Matthew Boulton
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Marshall Field
"Justice protects the weak."Marshall Field
"Justice requires that the fruits of progress be shared among all who contributed to it."George Stephenson
"Property is robbery when it is not the result of just labour."Robert Owen
"Society must be reconstructed on the basis of justice and reason."Robert Owen
"I am an advocate for the poor and the oppressed."Robert Owen
"The happiness of the few cannot be built on the misery of the many."Robert Owen
"The true measure of civilization is how it treats its weakest members."Robert Owen
"The principle of justice must be the foundation of all laws."Robert Owen
"I am a firm believer in the equality of all men."Robert Owen
"I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."Robert Owen
"I am driven by the belief that we have a responsibility to leave the world better than we found it."Isambard Kingdom Brunel
"Progress that harms the worker is progress that harms progress itself."Jedediah Strutt
"The spinning frame does not discriminate; it rewards the clever and industrious equally."Richard Arkwright
"The spinning frame honors no man for his lineage; only for what he can produce."Richard Arkwright
"The factory must be run as a kingdom of meritocracy, where ability alone determines advancement."Richard Arkwright
"The worker deserves not only fair wages, but respect and opportunity for advancement."Matthew Boulton
"Capital without conscience is tyranny; labor without opportunity is despair."Matthew Boulton
"I believe that the measure of a company is the dignity it affords its workers."Matthew Boulton