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 not merely justice denied; it becomes injustice."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny in a righteous mask."
Ludovico Ariosto
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"There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated in the name of law and order."
Petrarch
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"The true aristocracy lies not in titles of nobility, but in nobility of character."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"A society is judged not by how it treats its victors, but how it honors its vanquished."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"The soul of a nation resides in how it treats those society has deemed disposable."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"The price of comfort is always paid by someone else."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"The measure of a civilization is how its weakest members fare, not its strongest."
Ramalho Ortigão
"Justice delayed is a poison that corrupts the very foundation of society."
Torquato Tasso
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"Disorders and troubles arise when the laws are not enforced."
Niccolò Machiavelli
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"It is above all in the matter of justice that men should be careful to conduct themselves rightly."
Niccolò Machiavelli
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"Cruelty is justified only when it becomes necessary for the sake of security."
Niccolò Machiavelli
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"Delay in justice is injustice."
Niccolò Machiavelli
"A just society is built upon the foundation of truth spoken plainly."
Torquato Tasso
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"A society is judged by how it treats those who can contribute least to it."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it becomes injustice."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"A justiça é o alicerce de toda sociedade civilizada."
Almeida Garrett
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"A justiça tardia é injustiça revelada."
Almeida Garrett
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"True nobility lies not in bloodline, but in the integrity of one's actions."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Justice delayed is a wound that never fully heals."
Alexandre Herculano
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"The just man sleeps peacefully, whatever his circumstances."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Justice is rarely served by the systems designed to provide it."
Eça de Queirós
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet justice rushed is injustice served."
Eça de Queirós
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"To know the history of mankind's sufferings is to learn how to create justice."
Saramago
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Saramago
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"Justice must prevail for society to flourish."
Luís de Camões
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Luís de Camões
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"The pursuit of justice without compassion becomes cruelty by another name."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"Justice divorced from mercy is merely revenge with a judicial seal."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"A injustiça em qualquer lugar ameaça a justiça em todo lugar."
Ramalho Ortigão