Justice Quotes

What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.

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"Justice delayed is justice denied, yet never justice diminished."
Mares, Edwin
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"Justice is the cornerstone of civilization."
Mares, Edwin
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"We are responsible for the evidence we seek and the standards we apply to it."
Lehrer, Keith
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"Justice requires careful logical analysis."
Priest, Graham
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"Justice requires both clear thinking and genuine compassion."
Sosa, Ernest
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"Justice delayed is not merely justice denied—it is truth distorted."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Justice delayed is justice denied, and darkness left unquestioned."
Mares, Edwin
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"Justice is not blind; it simply chooses what to see."
Mares, Edwin
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"Justice without mercy is tyranny; mercy without justice is chaos."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Justice is concept that transcends law."
Priest, Graham
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"In the realm of possibilities, all of us are equal."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Logic without ethics is dangerous; ethics without logic is ineffective."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Language is how we democratize possibility."
Edgington, Dorothy
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"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is weakness."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Justice is the virtue of giving each person their due."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Formal logic is democracy of the mind—each argument has equal standing."
Beall, Jc
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"Contradictions in law reveal injustices in practice."
Beall, Jc
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"Justice delayed is not justice served."
Balaguer, Mark
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"Justice delayed becomes justice denied."
Balaguer, Mark
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"We inherit the world as it is; we are responsible for making it as it should be."
Mares, Edwin
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"Moral progress requires both reason and compassion."
Mares, Edwin
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Mares, Edwin
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"Justice delayed is not justice—it is compromise with injustice."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"Justice is not vengeance; it is the restoration of balance."
Shackel, Nicholas
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"The foundation of justice is good faith."
Rosen, Gideon
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Rosen, Gideon
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"The measure of a society is how it treats those it has power over."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Justice is not just punishment; it is restoration and transformation."
Nolan, Daniel
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"Justice without compassion is merely vengeance in a suit."
Mares, Edwin