Justice Quotes

"Justice requires that inequalities serve the purposes of a well-ordered society."

"Citizens' entitlements derive from principles they could accept as representatives of free persons."

"The two principles of justice define fair terms for social cooperation among equals."

"Justice demands that we view social cooperation as fair to all participants."

"A just structure of basic institutions is a prerequisite for any legitimate political authority."

"Justice requires principles all could accept as representatives of free and equal persons."

"Justice involves specifying which inequalities serve everyone's interests, particularly the least advantaged."

"A just society must structure its basic institutions to secure genuine opportunities for all."

"Every legal order rests on a decision, not on a norm."

"A legal system that cannot decide on exceptions is a system without real authority."

"Law divorced from decision-making power becomes mere recommendation."

"Formal rationality in law masks deeper political commitments and interests."

"Constitutional order requires the capacity to suspend itself in moments of necessity."

"Legality and legitimacy are not synonymous; legitimacy comes from decision."

"Law's appearance of neutrality conceals its fundamentally political character."

"Legal forms without political will behind them become hollow performance."

"Legalism divorced from political reality becomes a mechanism of control."

"Legal procedures mask the underlying power relations that truly determine outcomes."

"Legal certainty is a myth; all law depends on interpretation and enforcement decisions."

"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it is injustice inflicted."

"Justice requires both law and compassion."

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

"The greatest crime is to deny others their autonomy."

"Those who have the power to thunder are led by a just cause."

"The basic structure of society is the primary subject of justice."

"A just society protects the fundamental interests of all its members."

"Justice as fairness requires that inequalities benefit the least advantaged."

"The circumstances of justice arise when people have conflicting interests but mutual advantage from cooperation."

"Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society cannot override."

"The difference principle allows inequalities only if they benefit the worst-off members."