Justice Quotes

"There is not a person in this courtroom who has never looked upon another with contempt."

"Gentlemen, I shall endeavor to hamper the ends of justice no more than I have to."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is often injustice."

"Justice delayed is justice denied"

"Justice requires courage and determination"

"In the absence of love, we must demand justice."

"The ugliness of the world is of our own making, and we alone must be responsible for it."

"Justice is something humans invented to make themselves feel better about their cruelty."

"Justice is a human concept. Nature knows nothing of it."

"Justice is complicated by the fact that we are all partly wrong."

"Justice requires we hear the voices we would prefer to ignore."

"As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it."

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow."

"The conscience of a man is a different thing to different men, and the law is the only thing we have."

"Prejudice is taught, not born, and can therefore be unlearned."

"Silence in the face of injustice is a form of complicity."

"Justice is an abstraction. Only power is real."

"Justice without compassion becomes merely power wielded harshly."

"Understanding another's pain is the beginning of justice."

"Justice delayed is justice not truly served."

"In the absence of moral clarity, we create our own moral universe."

"The presence of justice is about the only real thing that matters in this world."

"As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, that white man is trash."

"The purpose of a trial is to search for the truth."

"The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom."

"One must be willing to stand alone for what is right."

"The strength of a society is measured by how it treats its weakest members."

"Justice is the foundation of a just society."

"Ethics are not found in books. They are lived."

"Contempt is the natural response when privilege meets entitlement."