Justice Quotes

"Justice delayed is justice denied to those who suffer."

"The conscience of a nation is found in how it treats its weakest members."

"The pursuit of justice requires the sacrifice of comfort and convenience."

"The foundation of rights is reason; the foundation of law is justice."

"A single act of injustice taints the entire edifice of law."

"Justice deferred becomes injustice confirmed in the hearts of the oppressed."

"The foundation of a just society is laid brick by brick through small acts of integrity."

"Justice is the end of government."

"The equal rights of man and the happiness of every individual are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government."

"The public interest requires the suppression of luxury and the display of opulence."

"Commerce between master and slave is despotism."

"When the mildness of punishments ceases, liberty ceases."

"The rights of individuals must be respected within a framework of law and order."

"The only way to guard against the evil of the state is to provide it with just laws and wise men to administer them."

"The most reliable test of the character of a nation is the way it treats its children."

"The poor man has as much right to his wages as the rich man to his wealth."

"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny begin."

"We must awaken the conscience of the world to understand injustice wherever it occurs."

"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."

"Every moment offers a chance to choose justice over convenience."

"Justice delayed is injustice perpetuated."

"The price of compromise may be higher than the cost of conviction."

"The smallest act of integrity outweighs the greatest show of false honor."

"Every choice made in darkness follows us into the light."

"I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow creatures happy."

"When the rich plunder the poor of his rights, it becomes an example to the poor to plunder the rich of his property."

"An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty."

"Man has no property in man; neither has any generation a property in the generations which are to follow."

"Taxation without representation is tyranny."

"Silence in the face of tyranny is complicity."