QUOTES about JUSTICE
"Justice is like fire; if one covers it with a veil, it still burns"
"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."
"If you want peace, work for justice."
"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."
"The voice of the majority is no proof of justice."
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
"justice is truth in action"
"Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned"
"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may
deride it, but in the end; there it is."
"When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to
evildoers"
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human
history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to
improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends
forth a tiny ripple of hope."
"Each time a man stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of
others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope,
and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and
daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the
mightiest walls of oppression and resistance."
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the
side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse
and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your
neutrality."
"Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from
injustice?" i just like that one
"He (Thomas Paine) saw oppression on every hand; injustice everywhere;
hypocrisy at the altar; venality on the bench, tyranny on the throne;
and with a splendid courage he espoused the cause of the weak against
the strong"
"Of all injustice, that is the greatest which goes under the name of
law; and of all sorts of tyranny the forcing of the letter of the law
against the equity, is the most insupportable"
"Extreme law is often extreme injustice" (another version of this) "The
strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice."
"If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in
doing it" ( more for sanger since he livesin santa maria)
"The innocent are so few that two of them seldom meet - when they do
meet, their victims lie strewn all round"(awwwwww)
"It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the
most ferocious enemy justice can have."
"extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And moderation in the
pursuit of justice is no virtue."
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who
it's for or against."
"Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from
law and justice, he is the worst of all."
"Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering,
and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated
individuals."
Here are some quotes I saw
"Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first
it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens" Plato (Ancient
Greek Philosopher)
"Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere." Martin Luther
King, Jr.
"Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make
allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees
beyond them."
Lawrence G. Lovasik (think this one would fit TMez)
"A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano
tuner's relationship to a concert. He neither composes the music, nor
interprets it-he merely keeps the machinery running."
Lucille Kallen (this one is great too!)
"Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness,
consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal
peace."
Dwight David Eisenhower
"Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice
of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave"
Muhammad
"Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned"
Anatole France (French Writer)
"Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is
what comes out of a courtroom"
Clarence Darrow (American Lawyer 1857-1938)
"When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to
evildoers" (Bible Verse)
Easy Rider (1969)
George Hanson: They'll talk to ya and talk to ya and talk to ya about
individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare
'em.
Imagination gallops; judgment merely walks. (Proverb)
"Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny
and oppression."
~ Malcolm X (1925-1965)
American political activist, militant black civil rights leader
from Speech, Black Revolution, New York, 1964
"A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath
found a treasure."
~ Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
American novelist & writer
20. "Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to
draw blood in its defense."
~ Mark Overby
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