Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The punishment of criminals should be proportionate to their offenses."John Locke
"In a society organized on principles of equality, there would be no motive for the rule of the many by the few."Peter Kropotkin
"A society worthy of respect must care for all its members."Peter Kropotkin
"No oppression can last where consciousness has awakened."Peter Kropotkin
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Peter Kropotkin
"In the heart of every patriot burns the flame of justice for his people."José de San Martín
"The foundation of all governance must be respect for human dignity."José de San Martín
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely postponed tyranny."José de San Martín
"The voice of the voiceless must be amplified by those who have power."José de San Martín
"The majority has agreed that the law is justice."Simón Bolívar
"The real problem is not whether the laws are just, but whether men obey them."Simón Bolívar
"The voice of the people is the voice of God."Simón Bolívar
"The laws must protect the weak from the strong."Simón Bolívar
"A man who betrays his country deserves the greatest punishment."Simón Bolívar
"Laws exist to protect the weak from the strong, not to protect the strong from accountability."Benito Juárez
"A just law is the foundation of a stable society."Benito Juárez
"To serve justice is to serve humanity itself."Benito Juárez
"The poor deserve not charity, but opportunity and dignity."Benito Juárez
"The voice of the voiceless must be heard, or justice itself becomes mute."Benito Juárez
"In the struggle for justice, compromise is sometimes defeat."Benito Juárez
"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet premature justice without mercy becomes vengeance."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"We fight not to dominate others, but to ensure no one ever dominates us again."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Every law that preserves slavery is an affront to the law of God and nature."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, as it permits tyranny to flourish."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"We must build systems where freedom is not the privilege of the few, but the birthright of all."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"A nation built on the principles of justice cannot rest while any of its people remain in servitude."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The voice of the voiceless must be heard in the halls of power."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The greatest betrayal is to achieve freedom and then deny it to others."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The Constitution must protect the weakest among us, or it protects none of us."Toussaint L'Ouverture
"The true measure of a nation is how it treats those who have nothing."Toussaint L'Ouverture