Justice Quotes
What is fair? What is right? Voices from history weigh in on the most fundamental human question.
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"The most just person is the one who most intends justice."Epicurus
"Justice is the only truth."Heraclitus
"To understand justice, observe the natural order."Heraclitus
"The foundation of justice is good faith."Thales of Miletus
"The just man is one who acts justly toward all."Thales of Miletus
"Justice delayed is justice denied."Thales of Miletus
"Justice is the cornerstone of civilization."Thales of Miletus
"The law is reason free from passion."Aristotle
"Justice will only be achieved when those who are not injured by crime feel as injured as those who are."Aristotle
"The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal."Aristotle
"Poverty is the parent of crime and violence."Aristotle
"If there is rotten fruit on the tree, it should be removed."Pythagoras
"Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere."Pythagoras
"The universe rewards those who act with integrity."Pythagoras
"Justice and natural law exist to prevent mutual harm and promote mutual advantage."Epicurus
"Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself."Confucius
"Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity; righteousness is the path of duty."Confucius
"Justice flows from wisdom; wisdom flows from understanding change."Heraclitus
"Justice in the life and action of the state is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens."Plato
"The criminal who appears before the judge is to the criminal who escapes as ill fortune to good fortune."Plato
"Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."Socrates
"It is better to suffer injustice than to commit it."Socrates
"Justice exists by agreement, not by nature; it is a mutual pledge among people for mutual benefit."Epicurus
"Justice without mercy is merely vengeance wearing a crown."Elrond
"Justice tempered by compassion becomes virtue."Elrond
"Justice means standing up for those who can't stand up for themselves."Timmy
"Man perfected by society is the best of all animals; he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law, and without justice."Aristotle
"The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal."Aristotle
"Justice in the life and actions of the state is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens."Plato
"The punishment of dishonest people is not in the laws of man, but in the loss of their own souls."Plato