Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

"Memory is the keeper of justice for those who cannot speak."
Georges Danton
"The role of government is to protect the weak from the strong."
Georges Danton
"Justice delayed becomes justice denied."
Georges Danton
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"The measure of a ruler is not in the gold he hoards, but in the welfare of his subjects."
Louis XVI
L
"To rule justly, one must first understand mercy."
Louis XVI
L
"I regret that I did not act with greater conviction in matters of justice."
Louis XVI
L
"One cannot build a just society upon the foundation of injustice."
Louis XVI
L
"I believe that a nation's true strength is measured by how it treats its weakest members."
Louis XVI
L
"I believe that justice delayed is justice denied."
Louis XVI
J
"The press is the sword of justice when wielded by those who seek truth rather than power."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"The measure of a society is not its wealth, but how it treats those with nothing."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"The true cost of injustice is measured in broken spirits and wasted potential."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"Injustice anywhere is a wound that festers in the conscience of all."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"To witness injustice and do nothing is to become its silent partner."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"In the equation of justice, the poor man's case has equal weight."
Jean-Paul Marat
J
"In the presence of oppression, indifference becomes a form of collaboration."
Jean-Paul Marat
"I believe that every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."
Marie Antoinette
"To be judged by one's character is far preferable to being judged by one's station."
Marie Antoinette
R
"Clemency is the companion of justice."
Robespierre
R
"Virtue must be joined with terror; otherwise it is ineffectual."
Robespierre
R
"To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty."
Robespierre
R
"Pity is treason when shown to traitors of the state."
Robespierre
R
"Compassion without justice is merely weakness."
Robespierre
R
"The greatest crime is indifference to injustice."
Robespierre
R
"The death of the innocent cries out for justice."
Robespierre
R
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and both are intolerable."
Robespierre
R
"A single act of injustice taints the entire system."
Robespierre
R
"Cruelty in the name of progress is still cruelty."
Robespierre
R
"A society is judged not by its peaks but by how it treats its valleys."
Robespierre
R
"All men are equal before the law, yet few are equal before fate."
Robespierre