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