Justice Quotes

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

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"The true crime in a detective story is not the murder but the deception."
Umberto Eco
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"Justice is often invisible to those who need it most."
Giovanni Verga
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"Justice delayed is not justice; it is surrender."
Giovanni Verga
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"Justice is the dream of the strong who refuse to be conquered."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"A society is judged not by its laws, but by how it treats the weakest among its people."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Society's laws often lag behind its conscience."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"A truly civilized society protects its most vulnerable members."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"A just society is built upon the foundation of educated citizens."
Giosue Carducci
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"In the face of injustice, silence is complicity."
Giosue Carducci
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"A nation's character is measured by how it treats the weak."
Giosue Carducci
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"Justice is the pillar of civilization."
Ugo Foscolo
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Ugo Foscolo
"Justice is the foundation of all virtues."
Francesco Petrarca
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Francesco Petrarca
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"The greatest injustice is to tolerate injustice."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The innocent suffer while the guilty prosper—such is the paradox of justice."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The innocent are often punished for the sins of the powerful."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The innocent often face judgment before the guilty."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The world cares little for the just man's suffering."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The struggle for justice is the struggle of all ages."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is weakness."
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it becomes injustice itself."
Giovanni Verga
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"The just man sleeps peacefully; the unjust man never truly rests."
Giovanni Verga
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"A just society is built upon the foundation of equal rights for all."
Giosue Carducci
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Giovanni Boccaccio
"Justice is the foundation of civilized society."
Giovanni Boccaccio
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"In the heart of every patriot burns the desire for justice."
Ugo Foscolo
"Justice delayed is justice denied; the pursuit of truth cannot wait for convenience."
Francesco Petrarca
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"Justice delayed is a wound that never heals properly."
Alessandro Manzoni
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"The measure of a society is how it treats those who have nothing."
Alessandro Manzoni