Justice Quotes

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

27299 quotes

J
"I am the conscience of the law."
Javert
H
"It's wrong what we're doing, is it?"
Hassan
S
"The strong must work while the weak watch."
Squealer
J
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."
Jo March
J
"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."
Javert
J
"A man is not punished for his sins, but by them."
Jean Valjean
A
"There was no shame in what Hassan had done."
Amir
V
"He preys upon the weak and the innocent."
Van Helsing
V
"We fight not for ourselves, but for humanity."
Van Helsing
V
"The power of evil is in the silence of good men."
Van Helsing
J
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."
Jo March
B
"It's wrong what they do to boys like Hassan."
Baba
V
"We are called to be instruments of divine justice"
Van Helsing
S
"The milk will be shared equally amongst us."
Snowball
J
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them was not worth ruling"
Jo March
H
"Stealing a free man ain't as bad as I thought."
Huckleberry Finn
V
"Justice delayed is not justice denied, but justice transformed."
Van Helsing
R
"There are sins that destroy nations."
Rahim Khan
A
"Some people don't deserve forgiveness."
Amir
S
"Milk and apples must go to the pigs alone."
Squealer
J
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."
Jo March
A
"People shouldn't be allowed to get away with things just because they don't get caught."
Amir
J
"Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."
Jo March
M
"The time is always right to do what is right."
Marmee
A
"Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay"
Amir
J
"Society has pronounced its judgment upon me, but God has not."
Jean Valjean
J
"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."
Javert
J
"It's not fair that girls can't be writers and editors and things."
Jo March
J
"Girls have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling."
Jo March
B
"The only sin is theft. All other sins are variations of theft"
Baba