Quotes About Fairness

Just like my Uncle Charlie used to say, just before he sprung the trap: He said, "You can't cheat and honest man! Never give a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump!

The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore.

I know what I want, but I'm not allowed to pick a favorite.If I was to say one guy, that guy would be feeling like 'I got this,' and I want everybody to have a chance.

When you are faced with prejudice, logic and justice are impotent. Still, we may have an obligation to argue directly into the face of the prejudice, even though there is no chance to win.

The winner gives up his chance to be a good sport.

But don't we all deserve a chance before we're judged?

It will level the playing field, ... It will give American workers choice, confidence and also control.

Be as just and gracious unto me, As I am confident and kind to thee.

[People] will be reminded of the integrity of our election systems and the confidence that they deserve to have.

It's good to give some of the kids a chance for playing time and some confidence. It doesn't do any good to leave starters out there just to beat a team by 60-70 points.

Just for once I'd like to see all these things sort of straightened out, with each person getting exactly what he deserves. It might give me some confidence in this universe.

Everyone will be taxed according to his means.

Law should be like death, which spares no one.

I'm Death, and I make sure that everyone is equal.

It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.

People who are well represented at trial do not get the death penalty.

If I am part of a group of 100 people, do 99 people have the right to sentence me to death, just because they are majority?

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

My dear young lady, crime, like death, is not confined to the old and withered alone. The youngest and fairest are too often its chosen victims.

If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.

Speak me fair in death.

Había dos clases de hombres fuertes: los que eran como tío Monty y Abr Steinhem. , despiadados en su afán de ganar dinero, y los que eran como mi padre, implacablemente obedientes a su idea del juego limpio.

God dispenses gifts, not wages. None of us gets paid according to merit, for none of us comes close to satisfying God's requirements for a perfect life. If paid on the basis of fairness, we would all end up in hell.

At last I understood: in the final analysis, forgiveness is an act of faith. By forgiving another, I am trusting that God is a better justice-maker than I am. By forgiving, I release my own right to get even and leave all issues of fairness for God to work out. I leave in God's hands the scales that must balance justice and mercy.