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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"The gift economy is the only true economy"
Odo
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"Justice, however, is not a thing to be lightly trifled with."
Sherlock Holmes
J
"Justice is a human conception"
Justice Wargrave
J
"Death comes to those who deserve it"
Justice Wargrave
J
"Justice wears many faces"
Justice Wargrave
J
"Conscience is the real judge"
Justice Wargrave
S
"It is a curious thing to speculate upon. If this young man is innocent, where is he?"
Sherlock Holmes
C
"Justice demands understanding, not just judgment"
Charlie Gordon
L
"Revenge is a dish best served with evidence."
Lisbeth Salander
E
"Institutions protect predators, not victims."
Erika Berger
E
"Justice delayed becomes justice denied."
Erika Berger
A
"He needed to be punished for what he'd done."
Amy Dunne
J
"There is a certain satisfaction in justice served."
Justice Wargrave
J
"Justice need not be served by the law."
Justice Wargrave
S
"The wall divides not stones but souls"
Shevek
S
"A society is only as free as its most oppressed"
Shevek
T
"The wall casts the same shadow on both sides"
Takver
A
"I needed to punish him"
Amy Dunne
A
"He deserved what he got"
Amy Dunne
A
"I deserve to win"
Amy Dunne
A
"He made his choice"
Amy Dunne
L
"Justice is not always found in courtrooms."
Lisbeth Salander
S
"Fear nothing. I am here. But we have only tonight to lose, and then it will be my business to see that justice be done."
Sherlock Holmes
S
"The more public the crime the more mysterious it proves, as a rule."
Sherlock Holmes
J
"Justice is a human invention—a very imperfect one."
Justice Wargrave
S
"Crime is common. Logic is rare."
Sherlock Holmes
S
"The public is none the wiser, and the criminal alone suffers."
Sherlock Holmes
E
"Justice requires more than just following the law; it requires moral courage."
Erika Berger
T
"In order to have equality, you have to give up power"
Takver
J
"There is no escape from conscience."
Justice Wargrave