Quotes About Justice

There's no such thing as justice in America. It's all a fairy tale.

the FBI's top-ten most-wanted list. Number

Boy, you just can't kill people like you used to," said Fang.

Justice doesn't necessarily make the world a better place. Compassion always does.

When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous.

Lawyer's credo: Anyone can sue anyone for anything.

The unmistakable hurt of a child ignored, a child discovering that justice didn't always play out in the real world.

Naomi "Scootchie" Cross is the daughter of my late brother Aaron. Years ago, when Naomi was in law school at Duke University, she was kidnapped by a murderer and sadist who called himself Casanova. I'd been blessed enough to find and rescue her, and the ordeal forged a bond between us that continues to this day.

Well, how else to explain… all of this? Or me, of course? Or us? Snocones, Pokémon, the Simpsons, the justice system in America, iPods.

if a cop mom does the same, then whoa, there's something seriously wrong here.

James Patterson

courage abounds where guilt and rage run free.

Birds coming home to roost.

A corollary of this philosophy was that the writer did not believe in good or evil. Nor did he believe in justice. Like crime, justice was an abstract, something cooked up by men. It wasn't intrinsic to the universe. Life just was. It happened, sometimes meagerly, sometimes abundantly, sometimes in violent excess. There was no right or wrong about any of it.

American violence mirrors that of my home country. And the laws here, much like where I was born, seem to favor criminals and not victims. Criminals get released very quickly.

There's nothing more dangerous than someone trying to act for the greater good.

Confessions made under torture can't be taken seriously. They're half-truths mixed with what the tortured person thinks the torturer wants to hear.

the crime as we knew it. I told them I'd send

The driver said, "This is bullshit. We're gonna get railroaded here. I want an attorney." The passenger climbed out, spilling glass from the

totally broke, remember? And your bail is five

The case of Cecily Chandler is a perfect example of how privileged people get over on the system," the young man said. "Harry Chandler had a famous defense attorney for a lawyer, a slick talker who probably played tennis with the judge.

Justice doesn't necessarily make the world a better place. Compassion always does.'" I

Let me strive, every moment of my life, to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, so that all may profit by it. Let me think of the right, and lend all my assistance to those who need it, with no regard for anything but justice. Let me take what comes with a smile, without loss of courage. Let me be considerate of my country, of my fellow citizens and my associates in everything I say and do. Let me do right to all, and wrong to no man.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.