Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

"I have found that the most enduring success is built on a foundation of fairness."
Matthew Boulton
F
"Justice must be served with mercy."
Frank Woolworth
F
"Justice is the foundation of society."
Frank Woolworth
M
"Ambition without integrity is merely theft by another name."
Marshall Field
M
"Justice in pricing is justice in the soul of your enterprise."
Marshall Field
M
"Justice is not an ideal; it is the daily practice of fair exchange."
Marshall Field
G
"I have dedicated myself to proving that innovation can serve all people, not just the wealthy."
George Stephenson
G
"I believe that every person, regardless of station, deserves the fruits of progress."
George Stephenson
G
"I spent my career proving that innovation serves progress only when it serves all people."
George Stephenson
I
"Justice in my profession means building safely and honestly for all who use my works."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
R
"The manufacturer who ignores the needs of his workers ignores his own future."
Richard Arkwright
R
"An honest profit is earned; a dishonest one is merely stolen time."
Richard Arkwright
R
"A society is judged by how it treats those who labor within it."
Richard Arkwright
J
"To succeed in commerce, one must first succeed in conscience."
John Wanamaker
J
"The light of honest commerce illuminates the darkest corners of society."
John Wanamaker
M
"The merchant's responsibility extends beyond profit to community."
Marshall Field
M
"The merchant serves society; society does not serve the merchant."
Marshall Field
"Patent protection exists not for vanity, but to reward those bold enough to dream of a better way."
Jedediah Strutt
F
"I built my fortune on the principle that everyone deserves quality at an affordable price."
Frank Woolworth
F
"I built my stores for the working man because I believed in the dignity of his labor."
Frank Woolworth
F
"I believe that every person deserves a chance to prove their worth."
Frank Woolworth
G
"Justice demands that progress benefit all people, not merely the wealthy."
George Stephenson
G
"Justice in payment for labor is the foundation of social peace."
George Stephenson
H
"The greatest waste in America is the failure to discover and use the abilities of the people."
Harvey Firestone
O
"Economic progress should not mean progress for only a few."
Owen D. Young
O
"A just society protects its weakest members."
Owen D. Young
O
"Justice must be the foundation of society."
Owen D. Young
M
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and so is business deferred."
Marshall Field
M
"A just system serves all people, not merely the powerful."
Marshall Field
A
"The corporation exists to serve society, not society to serve the corporation."
Alfred P. Sloan