Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

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"The poor do not need our pity, they need our justice."
Saramago
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"Justice without mercy is merely another form of violence."
Saramago
L
"The pursuit of justice requires the sacrifice of comfort."
Luís de Camões
"Justice without mercy is merely revenge dressed in noble clothing."
Torquato Tasso
"Justice without love is merely punishment masquerading as righteousness."
Torquato Tasso
A
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is a wound that never heals."
Almeida Garrett
A
"Justice without mercy is revenge in legal garments."
Almeida Garrett
E
"Justice is what the powerful decide it to be."
Eça de Queirós
E
"Justice is whatever serves power at the moment."
Eça de Queirós
A
"The voice of justice must echo louder than the voice of power."
Alexandre Herculano
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"The measure of a society is how it treats those who have no power."
Alexandre Herculano
A
"The wounds of injustice never truly heal until acknowledged and addressed."
Alexandre Herculano
A
"In the face of injustice, silence becomes complicity."
Alexandre Herculano
J
"Justice is a game played by those with the most power."
José María de Eça de Queirós
J
"Justice is a concept, not a practice, in this fallen world."
José María de Eça de Queirós
J
"Justice must be blind."
John Banville
J
"Justice requires courage."
John Banville
E
"Justice is what the powerful say it is."
Eça de Queirós
S
"Justice is not blind; it is willfully closing its eyes."
Saramago
S
"To be silent when you should speak is to become an accomplice to injustice."
Saramago
L
"Justice delayed is justice denied to those who suffer."
Luís de Camões
L
"Justice is the pillar upon which all civilization must rest."
Luís de Camões
J
"Society creates monsters, then condemns them for being monstrous."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Justice without mercy is cruelty wearing a crown."
Fernando Pessoa
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"A injustiça em um lugar é uma ameaça à justiça em todo o lugar."
Almeida Garrett
A
"A justiça sem compaixão é apenas vingança."
Almeida Garrett
P
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied."
Padraig Colum
P
"Justice is love working for the welfare of all."
Padraig Colum
J
"Justice is an ideal we maintain through constant failure."
John Banville
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"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it is injustice confirmed."
Luís de Camões