Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"La justicia tardía es injusticia."Benito Juárez
"La justicia es ciega pero su espada es aguda."Benito Juárez
"Wherever law ends, tyranny begins."John Locke
"The earth seems never to have been a place where one man could persecute another with impunity."John Locke
"The first and firmest ground of public good is justice."John Locke
"Where there is no property, there is no injustice."John Locke
"Beware of him who stirs up hatred against the innocent."John Locke
"The same object may be denominated both virtuous and vicious."David Hume
"The greatest refinement of justice consists in getting beyond reward and punishment."David Hume
"In struggling for our independence, we struggled for the independence of all oppressed peoples."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The laborer deserves his wages; the soldier deserves his honor; the free man deserves his liberty."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"We fight not for conquest, but for the restoration of human dignity."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Justice delayed is justice denied; we must act with urgency for our people."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"A nation built on slavery cannot stand; it will crumble from the rot within."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"I will never accept compromise where my people's fundamental rights are at stake."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The law must be the servant of justice, not the master of the powerless."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"A just society is built on the principle that all people deserve dignity and respect."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"We do not fight for vengeance, but for the restoration of human dignity to all."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The wealth stolen from my people through slavery must be replaced with justice and equality."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Justice delayed becomes a wound that festers; we must address it swiftly and completely."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Justice is not a gift to be granted; it is a right to be claimed and defended."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"La justicia debe ser ciega ante la riqueza y el poder."José de San Martín
"Donde hay opresión, debe haber resistencia."José de San Martín
"La injusticia en un lugar amenaza la justicia en todas partes."José de San Martín
"La perseverancia en lo justo es siempre victoriosa."José de San Martín
"Justice and force are married together; neither can stand long without the other."Thomas Hobbes
"Men are not equal by nature, but they are made equal by convention and law."Thomas Hobbes
"The equality of reward for unequal merit breeds discontent."Thomas Hobbes
"Whoever sets himself above the law places himself below justice."Thomas Hobbes
"The foundation of justice is good faith."Thomas Hobbes