Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet justice rushed is injustice dressed in haste."Francesco Petrarca
"Justice without mercy is vengeance; mercy without justice is weakness."Francesco Petrarca
"A wise ruler knows that justice must be tempered with practicality."Niccolò Machiavelli
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it becomes injustice itself."Torquato Tasso
"Justice without mercy is vengeance dressed in robes of law."Giovanni Boccaccio
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Camilo Castelo Branco
"The innocent suffer most in unjust systems."Camilo Castelo Branco
"Power without justice is merely tyranny dressed in authority's robes."Ludovico Ariosto
"The just society is built by individuals who practice justice in their daily dealings."Ludovico Ariosto
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Alexandre Herculano
"Nothing is so certain as that the greater the power, the more dangerous its abuse."Petrarch
"To know all is not to forgive all."Petrarch
"A injustiça em qualquer lugar é uma ameaça à justiça em toda parte."Ramalho Ortigão
"A injustiça em qualquer parte ameaça a justiça em todas as partes."Camilo Castelo Branco
"A criança que não é ensinada sobre justiça crescerá como uma ferida na sociedade."Camilo Castelo Branco
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it becomes injustice itself."Francesco Petrarca
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance dressed in righteousness."Francesco Petrarca
"The pursuit of justice often requires the sacrifice of comfort."Torquato Tasso
"The end justifies the means when the welfare of the state is at stake."Niccolò Machiavelli
"The prince who advances his position through others' misfortune learns a harsh truth: that others will do the same to him."Niccolò Machiavelli
"The unjust man may prosper, but justice alone brings peace to the conscience."Torquato Tasso
"A justiça é a base de toda a civilização."Almeida Garrett
"A justiça é o fundamento do direito."Almeida Garrett
"Justice delayed is justice surrendered."Alexandre Herculano
"A nation's character is revealed in how it treats its weakest members."Alexandre Herculano
"The silence of the just is the victory of the unjust."Alexandre Herculano
"To accept injustice is to become its accomplice."Alexandre Herculano
"To demand justice for others is to demand it for oneself."Alexandre Herculano
"Justice delayed is not justice; it is merely cruelty with a bureaucratic face."Camilo Castelo Branco
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and denial breeds the next generation of injustice."Camilo Castelo Branco