3,189 Quotes About Justice

Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

العدالة كلمة قالها أحد الأغبياء فتلقفها ضعفاء هذه المقاطعة، وهي كمفهوم وجدت لتطبّق على الفقراء والمساكين والمعدمين، أولئك الذين لا يمتلكون حيلة، وليس لهم درع تحميهم أو واسطة أو «ظهر » سياسي. أمّا الأقوياء، الأثرياء وأصحاب النفوذ فلا يمكن المسّ بهم أو الاقتراب منهم! حتى يمكننا القول إن العدالة عندنا تعني اقتصاص الأقوياء لما يبغونه وترك الفضلات للفقراء والمساكين!

And it's wrong of you to think that love leaves room for nothing else. It's possible to love something and still condescend to it.

There's no guarantee that justice will win out or that a noble sacrifice will make any difference. But when it does, there's something that still swells my chest. There's magic in that.... It tells me that's the way things are supposed to be.

I believe [...] that while all human life is sacred there’s nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system.

Where does seeking justice end and seeking vengeance begin?

Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so.