Justice Quotes

"The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government."

"All see, and most approve, the gay parterres of France, but few perceive the sad and squalid fate of the peasant."

"Slavery is the next thing to hell."

"I sought to liberate souls, not just bodies."

"The bondage of slavery was crueler than any death."

"Every person I guided north was a victory for justice."

"Every escape I conducted was an act of defiance against tyranny."

"I became an instrument of God's justice on earth."

"I chose to fight for others because I understood the price of bondage."

"The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man."

"The prejudice against color, of which we hear so much, is no stronger than that against sex."

"I believe in the equality of woman and I believe it is the only basis for justice."

"We ask for our rights as women, nothing less and nothing more."

"The prejudice against woman is as unjust as the prejudice against any human being."

"Woman's independence is the cornerstone of a just society."

"The strictest requirement of a man's conscience is to protect the weak from the strong."

"If the individual is not of any importance, we might as well say to the individual, 'You have no rights whatsoever.'"

"The law was meant to be an instrument of justice, not a tool of oppression."

"The struggle for equality is the struggle for the soul of the nation."

"The law must bend toward justice or it is merely tyranny with a smile."

"The courtroom should be a place where truth triumphs over power."

"We cannot have a just society while any group is systematically denied their rights."

"The courtroom is the people's arena; it must be accessible to all."

"A just law uplifts; an unjust law diminishes the humanity of all who live under it."

"The law should be a shield for the vulnerable, not a weapon for the strong."

"The law reflects the conscience of a people; we must ensure that conscience is just."

"The law must protect the least among us with the same vigor it protects the mighty."

"It is more honorable to repair a wrong than to persist in it."

"Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people."

"The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute good government."