Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

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"A man who chooses between his safety and his principles does not deserve the safety."
Dumbledore
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"Justice requires both strength and compassion."
Captain Janeway
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"We are responsible for the consequences of our actions."
Captain Janeway
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"I can't save the world by making it cleaner. I can only save it by making it better."
The Doctor
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"You can't judge a civilization by their buildings. You have to judge them by how they treat the smallest, weakest members of their society."
The Doctor
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"I'm not cruel. But I am right."
The Doctor
R
"Justice must be served, and yes, I deserve mine too."
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
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"Justice exists to balance the scales, and mine are heavily weighted."
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
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"The universe doesn't care about fairness. We have to create it ourselves."
River Song
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"Justice without mercy is just revenge with authority."
River Song
R
"Sometimes you have to break the rules to do what's right."
Rose Tyler
R
"I'll never stop fighting for what I believe in."
Rose Tyler
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"Justice is whatever my lawyer says it is."
Jacqueline White
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"Justice is what the judge's wife whispers to him at dinner."
Jacqueline White
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"Sometimes doing what's right means standing alone."
Sarah Jane Smith
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Sarah Jane Smith
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"Muggleborns pollute our magical world with their inferior blood."
Voldemort
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"Justice is determined by those with the power to enforce it."
Voldemort
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"Blood purity is not prejudice—it is the fundamental law of magical supremacy."
Voldemort
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"Justice must be tempered with compassion to mean anything."
Dax
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"Justice without mercy is just revenge."
Dax
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"Justice must be tempered with mercy"
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
R
"Justice delayed is justice that never quite works out"
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
T
"The way I see it, justice is worth fighting for."
The Doctor
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"Every person deserves to be treated with dignity."
The Doctor
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"We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
Dumbledore
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"Justice means standing up for what's right."
Kimmy Schmidt
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"Stand up for justice always."
Kimmy Schmidt
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"Justice might be slow, but righteousness is eternal."
Titus Andromedon
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Titus Andromedon