Quotes About Justice

And today, to the best of his knowledge, no one spoke against it, either, but today the silence was based on the belief that slavery had ceased to exist.

I'm worried about any group that assumes its own superiority, in any way, to other people.

Brunetti picked up his and took a small sip. 'I'm probably quoting him badly, but somewhere he says that the laws of the state will take care of public crimes, and that's why we need religion, so that we can believe divine justice will take care of private crime.

Revenge, that deformed child of justice, fed itself with blind desire, incapable of seeing what was ahead, caring nothing about means or method, about what it left destroyed in its wake.

It's a terrible thing, what we did," said Francis abruptly. "I mean, this man was not Voltaire we killed. But still. It's a shame. I feel bad about it." "Well, of course, I do too," said Henry matter-of-factly. "But not bad enough to want to go to jail for it." Francis snorted and poured himself another shot of whiskey and drank it straight off. "No," he said. "Not that bad.

good doesn't always follow from good deeds, nor bad deeds result from bad, does it? Even the wise and good cannot see the end of all actions.

I mean, this man was not /Voltaire/ we killed.

War? One can lose oneself in the joy of battle, in fighting for a glorious cause, but there are not many glorious causes for which to fight these days.

Truth, like murder, will out some day.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Ain't no point in having a god, man, if he's just a slum lord never does nothin'.

If it takes every cent of my money, every single one of my vast resources, I'll see to it that you never insure another vehicle again. When I get done with you, you won't be able to put on roller skates without the Feds breathing down your neck.

If I recall, your weapon was dragging people behind your car for miles, then spraying them with lemon juice." "Organic lemon juice," Lucy corrected.

What type of person would want to give out tickets and bust people's balls for a living? Answer: bullies and jerks and guys with little man syndrome who needed to boost their fragile egos by pushing people around. But Jack wasn't like that. She was a decent cop, and a decent person.

ha-shem to do His dirty work, namely, punishing sin. It can be read that Mastema, not Adonai,

The laws are like spiders' webs: just as spiders' webs catch the weaker creatures but let the stronger ones through, so the humble and poor are restricted by the laws, but the rich and powerful are not bound by them (Valerius Maximus Memorable Deeds and Sayings 7.2 ext. 14).

Magistrates often condemn criminals to be kept in prison or in chains. They ought not to do this, for such punishments are forbidden: prisons are for restraining people, not for punishing them (Justinian's Digest 48.19.8.9).

Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just. Such a God is an idol of your own.

But God hath undertaken to right Himself. He will reckon with them. He hath undertaken to see that the debts due to Him are paid. All their sins are written in His book: not one of them is forgotten, and every one must be paid…"He will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face" (Deu 7:10).

A cop? You married a bloody cop?" " I married a bloody criminal," Eve muttered, "but nobody ever thinks of that.

Might — it is wrongly believed — makes right.

There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery.

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.

Every time I stole a dollar I knew I was breaking a law and working a hardship on the loser. Yet for years I kept on doing it. I wonder how many of us quit wronging others for the best reason of all — because it is wrong, and we know it.