Quotes About Justice

I would that my photographs might be, not the coverage of a news event, but an indictment of war.

We are fully aware that, in a world at war, each set of belligerents is over ready to regard those who are not with them as against them; but the course we have followed is a just course.

We've been talking about this for a good while, the immorality of drones, dropping bombs on innocent people. It's been over 200 children so far. These are war crimes.

We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary. But we hope it won't be the case.

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God and nature take sides with one party.

The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.

Unless the peace that follows recognizes that the whole world is one neighborhood and does justice to the whole human race, the germs of another world war will remain as a constant threat to mankind.

Mistrust those in whom the urge to punish is strong.

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law.

A wrong war brings wrong; so does a right war.

It is not only the juror's right, but his duty to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment and conscience, though in direct opposition to the instruction of the court.

Who are you to end a war? I am here to tell you - who are you not to?

Violence produces only something resembling justice, but it distances people from the possibility of living justly, without violence.

As a result of my philosophy, I wasn't even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didn't hate him. I hated what he was doing.

If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful.

Some explanations of a crime are not explanations: they're part of the crime.

My role [as a war correspondent] is to bring a voice to people who are voiceless [and] to shine a light in the darkest corners of the world.

Fair is fair; all love is war.

I wanted a racially just society. I wanted to end wars. I wanted to end white supremacy. I wanted to create a world that was based on egalitarianism, sharing, racial justice.

All forms of violence, especially war, are totally unacceptable as means to settle disputes between and among nations, groups and persons.

Once he [Negro] realizes that [he is at war ], then he can defend himself.

As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated, even a state of war is not a blank check for a president to do whatever he wants.

...funny how people want a return to the good ole days. Of coarse the good ole days of being a rich white plantation owner. Everyone seems to forget the poor white farmer.