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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"Equal volumes of gases contain equal numbers of particles - a principle of perfect democracy in the microscopic realm."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"Atoms are the democracy of matter - they follow rules that apply equally to all."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"Every element has its atomic weight; every person has their irreducible worth."
Amedeo Avogadro
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"The measure of a society is how it treats those who seek knowledge."
Jacques Charles
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Justice is the foundation of civilization."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"Justice must be blind to see clearly."
Antoine Lavoisier
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"We should no more despise the humble workman than the noble philosopher."
Robert Boyle
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"Integrity in research is non-negotiable."
Gilbert Lewis
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"The laboratory is democracy at its finest—evidence votes."
Gilbert Lewis
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"I did the work of a man, but I received the wages of a woman."
Caroline Herschel
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"Women's voices must be heard in science."
Caroline Herschel
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"The study of elements has convinced me that the universe operates with perfect justice."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The stars are democratic; they shine equally for all who care to observe them."
Caroline Herschel
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"My gender was an obstacle, not because I was weak, but because the world was narrow."
Caroline Herschel
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"In mathematics, there is perfect equality; numbers answer to no prejudice."
Caroline Herschel
"The heavens have no favorites; they reveal themselves to the dedicated observer."
William Herschel
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"In the periodic table, I saw democracy: every element equal, each essential."
Dmitri Mendeleev
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"The pursuit of accuracy is the pursuit of justice—justice to nature itself."
Tycho Brahe
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"Justice is not handed down by fate; it must be built by human hands and hearts."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"Injustice anywhere diminishes justice everywhere in the human community."
Pierre-Simon Laplace
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"The universe does not care about our gender; it reveals its secrets to those who seek them earnestly."
Caroline Herschel
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"I am proof that women's minds are as vast as the heavens they study."
Caroline Herschel
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"The laboratory is democracy; every experiment has an equal voice."
Friedrich Wöhler
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"The stars do not recognize boundaries of nation, race, or gender—neither should we."
Caroline Herschel
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"I have learned that brilliance has no gender, though opportunity often does."
Caroline Herschel
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"Where mathematics begins, rhetoric and propaganda have no place."
Archimedes
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"In the arena of ideas, may the best argument prevail."
Archimedes
"The square represents balance and justice in form."
Euclid
"Bisection is the pursuit of balance and fairness."
Euclid