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Quotes about Justice

We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority.

by Mahmoud Abbas (Statesman, Palestinian , born in 1935) keywords: authority, everyone, follow, law , responsibility

It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.

by Peter Abelard (Philosopher, French , born in 1079) keywords: come, doubting, investigate, investigating, recognize , truth

The dead should be judged like criminals, impartially, but they should be allowed the benefit of the doubt.

by Samuel Butler (Poet, British , born in 1835) keywords: criminals, dead, doubt , judged

Albert Einstein

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

by Albert Einstein (Physicist, German , born in 1879) keywords: between, concerning, difference, issues, justice, large, matters, problems, same, small, treatment , truth

Albert Einstein

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

by Albert Einstein (Physicist, German , born in 1879) keywords: cannot, destructive, enforced, government, land, law, laws, more, nothing, passing, respect, than , which

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet, American , born in 1970) keywords: corrupt, laws, men , state

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good men must not obey the laws too well.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet, American , born in 1970) keywords: laws, men , obey

A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.

by Horace (Poet , Roman) keywords: expedient, faithful, honorable , judge

Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem.

by John Lennon (Musician, English , born in 1940) keywords: law, nine-tenths, possession , problem

John Stuart Mill

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.

by John Stuart Mill (Philosopher, English , born in 1970) keywords: evil, opinion , stifle

Sonia Sotomayor

We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.

by Sonia Sotomayor (Judge, American , born in 1954) keywords: apply, facts, feelings , law

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Activist, American , born in 1970) keywords: contempt, law, obey , serves

Adlai E. Stevenson

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.

by Adlai E. Stevenson (Politician, American , born in 1970) keywords: business, law, profession, repair, service, shop , station