Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny."Sinclair Lewis
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them is small."Louisa May Alcott
"Justice requires action, not merely good intentions."Louisa May Alcott
"The blessings of nature are not equally distributed among men."Washington Irving
"The poor are often blamed for circumstances created by society itself."Theodore Dreiser
"The gap between rich and poor defines the true character of a civilization."Theodore Dreiser
"The measure of a society is how it treats those with the least power."Theodore Dreiser
"Every law is written to benefit the powerful while appearing neutral."Theodore Dreiser
"Prejudice blinds the mind more effectively than darkness blinds the eye."James Fenimore Cooper
"Justice delayed becomes justice denied, however slow its eventual arrival."James Fenimore Cooper
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied; it is injustice affirmed."Edith Wharton
"Justice is not served by the powerful but by the principled."Edith Wharton
"If I am rightly informed, the flourishing state of Virginia does not admit of slavery."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"I feel now that the time is come when I must speak for those who cannot speak for themselves."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Every human being deserves dignity, and that is a truth that no institution can deny."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."Louisa May Alcott
"Justice demands that we stand up for those who cannot defend themselves."Louisa May Alcott
"No one person can judge another, only the sum of all persons can do that."Willa Cather
"To vilify, to appropriate, to plunder, and to partition the very being of others."Edgar Allan Poe
"The one thing I have always felt most keenly about is injustice."Edgar Allan Poe
"An evildoer is always his own executioner."Washington Irving
"Justice is not served by force but by truth and righteousness."Washington Irving
"Every person deserves respect, regardless of their station in life."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The measure of a nation's character is how it treats its most vulnerable."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"In the face of injustice, silence makes us complicit."Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The offence to God is the same whether we call the Deity a Brahmin, Italian, English or American."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it corrupts the very foundations of society."James Fenimore Cooper
"The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members."James Fenimore Cooper
"There are many rough places that need smoothing down."Willa Cather
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."Louisa May Alcott