Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"We must destroy privilege through justice and wisdom."Robespierre
"The enemies of the state shall feel the full weight of justice."Robespierre
"Terror is justice swiftly applied."Robespierre
"The scaffold is democracy's remedy for treason."Robespierre
"Betrayers of the people's trust deserve no mercy."Robespierre
"Fear of the guilty protects the innocent."Robespierre
"The guilty cannot hide forever from justice."Robespierre
"The foundation of the Republic is the equality of all citizens."Robespierre
"Justice delayed is justice denied"Paul Revere
"Justice is the highest calling of government"Paul Revere
"Justice must be blind to all but the truth"Paul Revere
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is injustice perpetrated"Benedict Arnold
"Justice requires both courage and compassion"Benedict Arnold
"Those who hoard wealth while others starve commit a crime against humanity."Jean-Paul Marat
"Injustice anywhere is a wound in the fabric of all society."Jean-Paul Marat
"The machinery of justice is only as good as those who operate it."Jean-Paul Marat
"A society that permits poverty amidst plenty is a society that has failed."Jean-Paul Marat
"Injustice deferred is injustice multiplied."Jean-Paul Marat
"The pursuit of justice requires the courage to stand alone."Georges Danton
"The soul of a nation is measured by how it treats its poorest citizens."Georges Danton
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."Georges Danton
"A single voice crying out for justice is worth more than a thousand silent witnesses."Camille Desmoulins
"A just society is built on the foundation of equal rights."Camille Desmoulins
"The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable."Camille Desmoulins
"In the face of injustice, silence becomes complicity."Camille Desmoulins
"The allure of advantage blinds men to the cost of principle."Benedict Arnold
"The people's misery is the measure of governmental crime."Jean-Paul Marat
"To punish the oppressor is mercy; to spare him is cruelty to the people."Jean-Paul Marat
"The hand that signs unjust laws deserves to be stayed."Jean-Paul Marat
"Mercy toward the merciless is murder toward the innocent."Jean-Paul Marat