Justice Quotes

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

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"I have learned that mercy is a luxury the strong cannot afford."
Mountain
M
"The weak speak of justice. The strong ensure it."
Mountain
L
"Justice is whatever benefits the powerful."
Lannister
V
"I have no loyalty save to the preservation of the realm."
Varys
V
"The small folk suffer most when the great quarrel."
Varys
V
"I serve the realm because the realm serves all of us."
Varys
V
"What is justice if not the will of those with the strength to enforce it?"
Varys
G
"Being a woman means proving yourself twice as much."
Gilly
G
"Justice is often written by the victor."
Gilly
S
"Justice requires understanding, not just punishment."
Sam Tarly
S
"I've learned that justice requires compassion as well as law."
Sam Tarly
T
"Justice is the mercy of swift death."
The Night King
S
"Justice must be swift, certain, and absolute."
Stannis Baratheon
S
"I will not be swayed by mercy or sentiment in matters of the crown."
Stannis Baratheon
T
"Justice is what the strong decide it to be."
Tormund Giantsbane
T
"Justice is what I make it to be."
Tormund Giantsbane
O
"I am a Dornishman. I fight for justice, not for gold."
Oberyn Martell
O
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and I do not accept delays."
Oberyn Martell
O
"The poison I carry is no more deadly than the poison of injustice."
Oberyn Martell
M
"The world takes from the weak and gives to the strong."
Mountain
M
"I am the instrument of justice, nothing less."
Mountain
L
"Cruelty is a trait of necessity, not character."
Lannister
L
"The only true justice is power."
Lannister
G
"The innocent suffer most in this world."
Gilly
G
"Justice is not the same as vengeance."
Gilly
V
"The good of the realm often requires difficult choices."
Varys
S
"Justice requires understanding, not just judgment."
Sam Tarly
T
"I do not destroy for pleasure. I restore balance."
The Night King
M
"The world judges women harshly for the same power it celebrates in men."
Melisandre
S
"Mercy is a weakness that destroys kingdoms. Justice must be swift and absolute."
Stannis Baratheon