Justice Quotes

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

"Justice is what we demand for ourselves and deny to others."

"The greatest act of violence is silence in the face of injustice."

"To be just is to be generous in spirit; to be generous is to be open to transformation."

"Justice without mercy is merely revenge disguised."

"A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world."

"Men commit evil deeds not because they are evil, but because they do not understand."

"I tell you that justice doesn't make sense, but neither does life, and we know we must live."

"A man who says he has committed a crime is not necessarily guilty; he may be mad."

"Justice is the foundation of all civilization and the guardian of freedom."

"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is weakness."

"The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women."

"For woman is shut up in the home because she is woman."

"The point is not for women simply to take power out of men's hands, since that wouldn't change anything about the world."

"I refuse to accept the premise that woman exists for man."

"All oppression creates a state of war."

"One only has a right to consume what one produces."

"Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned."

"There is no crueller tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and order."

"Useless laws weaken the necessary laws."

"People should be governed by laws, not by traditions alone."

"Laws are useless when they are not enforced."

"Excessive punishments harden criminals rather than reform them."

"The only proper punishment is that which is just and necessary."

"The greatest perfection of society is not in having no laws but in having necessary laws."

"In any case, you must not confuse the right to criticize with the spirit of criticism"

"Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind"

"Intelligence in women is less valued than beauty."

"Justice delayed is justice denied, but justice rushed is also justice perverted."

"Justice is not about revenge but about restoration."