Quotes About Fairness

through the air, reaching the culprit first; and nothing remained to Buck but to recover the bone. That was fair of Francois, he decided, and the half-breed began his rise in Buck's estimation. The other dog made no advances, nor received any; also, he did not attempt to steal from the newcomers. He was a gloomy

Genghis Khan always honored his word. Those who surrendered suffered no harm, and he treated them well. In turn, he used this fair treatment as a means of encouraging other cities to surrender.

It is just that there be law, but law is not justice

In China they used thousands of workmen where ten would suffice, because they got them cheap, and the results suffered. I concluded that the most expensive product in the world is cheap labor, because it lures you away from rational operations. You pay a man a high wage, you demand a high return, and from high returns you pick up a good profit. So ever since, I've believed in paying a man high wages, then taxing him like hell for the welfare of the state. The thing that

The universe does not favour the greedy, the dishonest, the vicious, although on the mere surface it may sometimes appear to do so;

Picture a company that pays its workers the bare minimum, and refuses them health insurance, paid vacation time, and other benefits. Its executives wish for profits, but lasting success cannot be built on the backs of discontented, disloyal, overworked, underproductive employees.

The idea that we need to "pay our dues" is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap. You

You took the best, so why not take the rest?

We hire five, work them like ten, and pay them like eight."31

But might is right, according to the fashions of the 'arth; and what the strong chooses to do, the weak must call justice. - Natty Bumppo

I think that if you're going after large banks and large financial companies to try to make sure people are being treated fairly, you're going to make some enemies, and you're going to make people uncomfortable.

I tend to side with people who are considered the underdog. I have empathy.

Like all extremely nice people, I tend to be on the side of the underdog, or at least feel sorry for him.

One of the things that pains me is we have so tragically underestimated the trauma, the hardship we create in this country when we treat people unfairly, when we incarcerate them unfairly, when we condemn them unfairly.

The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.

Those who willfully conceal assets overseas undermine the playing field for all taxpayers.

Being underpaid once shouldn't condemn you to a lifetime of inequality.

I think I am still underpaid. I want to make as much money as my male counterparts.

I don't understand when people are being greedy or mean, when they say who should get what, when they get control of someone else's life.

It's true I didn't get a fair trial, but the problem is people don't understand the details. It is important to understand the details of the trial and why I'm not guilty under the charges that were brought against me.

I understand compliance and I understand the rules. Any meal, I wouldn't pay for everybody but I would at least pay my end.

In fairness, I don't think that everyone understands what I say, but I think they understand part of it and part of what the issues are... Just the same way that people like a good painting, I think people really like understanding, knowing about the world.

Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk.