Justice Quotes

Addison, Joseph
To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.


Bacon, Francis
Judges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws. -- Francis Bacon


Byron, Lord
He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly? -- Lord Byron


Cicero
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense. -- Cicero


Darrow, Clarence S.
There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.


Gandhi, Mahatma
We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party. -- Mahatma Gandhi


Gladstone, William E.
Justice delayed, is justice denied. -- William E. Gladstone


Hand, Learned
If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice." -- Learned Hand


Horace
Fidelity is the sister of justice. -- Horace


Koran
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies.


Pascal, Blaise
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. -- Blaise Pascal


Sophocles
There is a point at which even justice does injury. -- Sophocles


Webster, Daniel
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. -- Daniel Webster