Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"Better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one."Voltaire
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."Voltaire
"Whoever can make you believe in absurdities can make you commit injustices."Voltaire
"Every man is guilty of all the bad he allowed to happen."Voltaire
"Justice requires us to question everything"Arthur Rimbaud
"Justice is the dream we pursue"Arthur Rimbaud
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Paul Verlaine
"Justice is the cornerstone of civilization."Paul Verlaine
"To be just, one must first understand the suffering of others."Charles Baudelaire
"The greatest injustice is the indifference of the righteous."Charles Baudelaire
"Justice is not blind; it is the law that must see clearly into human intent."Charles Baudelaire
"The pursuit of justice demands unwavering courage."Pierre Corneille
"Justice must be tempered with mercy."Jean Racine
"Justice without compassion becomes tyranny."Jean Racine
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance dressed in robes."Pierre Corneille
"Justice is the dream of the powerless."Arthur Rimbaud
"Justice exists only in the hearts of those willing to fight for it."Arthur Rimbaud
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Paul Verlaine
"Justice is the harmony of society."Paul Verlaine
"Injustice in the end produces independence."Voltaire
"It is in our interest that there be laws, and that those laws be just."Voltaire
"The pursuit of honor demands we never compromise our principles"Pierre Corneille
"The conscience is that voice which speaks when all others are silent."Jean Racine
"Justice delayed is not justice denied, but transformed."Jean Racine
"To be just is to be kind with precision."Charles Baudelaire
"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is corruption."Paul Verlaine
"Better to lose with honor than to win by deceit."Molière
"The shadow of injustice falls on us all."Molière
"Justice delayed is justice denied to those who suffer."Molière
"Where there is no justice, there can be no peace."Molière