Justice Quotes

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

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"We are all responsible for our beliefs and their consequences."
Popper, Karl
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"You cannot build a good society on the basis of lies."
Popper, Karl
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"Justice demands that we consider all voices, especially the marginalized."
Popper, Karl
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"The measure of a society is how it treats its weakest members."
Popper, Karl
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"Facts are not moral properties but states of affairs."
Ayer, Alfred Jules
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"The good man and the good citizen are one and the same."
Dewey, John
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"Justice requires that we argue fairly and admit error when logic demands it."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Every person's voice deserves hearing if they speak with clarity and submit to rational critique."
Carnap, Rudolf
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"Ethical reward and punishment must be something else than pleasure and pain."
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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"There is no greater judgement on the quality of a society than the degree to which it cares for its most vulnerable members."
James, William
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"The true nature of justice is to reward virtue and punish vice."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Every individual has a social responsibility to contribute to the improvement of society."
Dewey, John
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"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its most vulnerable members."
Dewey, John
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"The basis of justice is the recognition of our common humanity in all its diversity."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Justice requires not only fair treatment but genuine respect for the dignity of each person."
Dilthey, Wilhelm
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"Ignorance of the law is no excuse, for a law of nature cannot be unknown."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Logic demands only that our conduct should be such as we should be willing to see universal."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"A man's own conscience should be his first law."
Spencer, Herbert
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"The most fundamental principle of our system is the equal right of all to develop their capacities."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Ethical principles are rules for human beings to live together in communities."
Dewey, John
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"The real tragedy is the tragedy of people who are not allowed to develop their powers."
Dewey, John
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"Justice is the grand condition of society."
Peirce, Charles Sanders
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"Every individual has duties toward society."
Comte, Auguste
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"Justice requires that we consider the welfare of all."
Comte, Auguste
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"We are all responsible for the well-being of society."
Comte, Auguste
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"It is not to be expected that one life should weigh against the lives of all."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Justice requires equal application of principle."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Spencer, Herbert
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"Justice requires compassion and understanding."
Peirce, Charles Sanders