Quotes About Fairness

Faith in the power of reason—the belief that free citizens can govern themselves wisely and fairly by resorting to logical debate on the basis of the best evidence available, instead of raw power—was and remains the central premise of American democracy. This premise is now under assault.

Am putea eventual defini maturitatea - È›elul nostru perpetuu evaziv - ca abilitatea de a da fiec?ruia ceea ce merit? atunci când o merit?, de a separa emoÈ›iile care trebuie imediat exprimate fa?? de cei care le iniÈ›iaz?, în loc de a fi îndreptate mai târziu c?tre nevinovaÈ›i.

You're not upset.' 'I am.' 'You deserve to be.

We could define maturity as the ability to give everyone what they deserve when they deserve it, to separate the emotions that belong to, and should be restricted to, oneself from those that should at once be expressed to their initiators, rather than passed on to later and more innocent arrivals. We were often not mature.

I know what's required. It's perfectly simple: Justice.

A world with one month is a world of equality.

Nor does anyone know what the purpose is in anything, or why things happen in the way they do. It don't seem fair when you see some of them mean buggers living to a ripe old age and here's your lovely daughter took so soon. All I can tell you is what I believe. There's justice up above the street, my dear.

Therefore let us sell our labour for what it is worth. And if an industry cannot buy our labour, let that industry die. But let us not sell our labour cheap to keep an industry alive.

The judge does not make the law. It is the people that make the law. It is the duty of a judge to do justice, but it is only the people that can be just

The Judge does not make the Law. It is the People that make the Law. Therefore if a Law is unjust, and if the Judge judges according to the Law, that is justice, even if it is not just. It is the duty of a Judge to do justice, but it is only the People who can be just.

It is the duty of a judge to do justice, but it is only the people who can be just

Who decides what justice is? How does one end this unending spiral of revenge where everyone believes they are right and their opponents are wrong?

Never strike anyone below the waist. Never strike anyone in the back. Never strike anyone who is unarmed or helpless. Fight among equals and win by upholding the rules. Therein lies glory.

I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across!

It didn't seem fair that you could not prevent being the object of other people's emotions, you were not safe from their hate--or from their love, for that matter. You were never safe from being invaded by their feelings when you wanted only to be rid of them, free, off, away.

In fairness to Disraeli, it should be noted that he was much more of an opposition politician than his rival.

The most general formulation of rights given with the natural is, in the words of Roman law, suum cuique, to each his own.

Equal distribution of wealth does not mean we all should be millionaires — it only means no one should die of hunger.

Without justice and love, peace will always be a great illusion.

Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to every man his due.

government should be good at, relative to the private sector – namely, equality, efficiency, merit, fairness and justice.

We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.

You can't criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently.