Quotes About Fairness

Daca datorez bani cuiva si nu ii pot plati, iar acela ameninta ca ma arunca in inchisoare, datoria mea poate fi luata asupra sa de altcineva si o poate plati in locul meu. Dar daca am savarsit o infractiune, se schimba toate circumstantele cazului: dreptatea morala nu-l poate socoti vinovata pe cel nevinovat chiar daca cel nevinovat s-ar oferi pe sine. A presupune ca o astfel de actiune este un lucru drept inseamna a distruge principiul existentei sale, care este insasi dreptatea.

A firm bargain and a right reckoning make long friends.

we are never in a proper condition of doing justice to others, while we continue under the influence of some leading partiality, so neither are we capable of doing it to ourselves while we remain fettered by any obstinate prejudice. And

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.

In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected.

When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.

Since this is an era when many people are concerned about 'fairness' and 'social justice,' what is your 'fair share' of what someone else has worked for?

If God should show mercy only to such as deserve it, he must show mercy to none.

Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

You should punish in the same manner those who commit crimes with those who accuse falsely.

When will there be justice in Athens? There will be justice in Athens when those who are not injured are as outraged as those who are.

Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.

If you want to condemn yourself for the mistakes you've made, let's be fair, that means you've got to congratulate yourself for all the good things you've done. It's okay to say, "God, I wish I'd done this; yeah, but I did do that." Then it kind of balances out.

There could never be innocence in a world without justice.

There's no backlog of people we can fire for no reason and act as if they don't exist.

There's no reason to abuse the people who give you your monthly pay check.

Among sportsmen are the noble, the diligent and the caring, as there are the callous, the cheats and the criminals.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

We all of us deserve happiness or none of us does.

Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.

The right to justice is something that no one can bestow, nor take away, for it is in one's heart.

The world is a fickle place, and it's not fair. But if you're getting most of your rewards from you, then you can use that as a kind of compass, and you can be secure in the fact that you're working for the right reason, and you're going in the right direction.

It's not fair for Jewish students to go about their daily lives feeling like they are expected to justify or defend the actions of the state of Israel. It's ridiculous.

Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.