Quotes About Justice

The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.

Virtue can only flourish amongst equals.

If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test.

It's justice that He's bringing. It's hidden inside a song. No one's stuck in the middle... the battle is already won.

We can be so afraid lost inside in search of a mother And yet we go about shouting "justice" and hurting one another.

Does advanced ability deserve the same investment of time, money, and attention as disability?

National sovereignty is not a license to commit crimes against humanity or genocide. The Rohingya and all of Myanmar's people, in fact the entire world, is looking at you to take action.

Justice, when carried to its final conclusion, often results in punishment, conflict, revenge and even war.

The notion of justice creates an irreparable split between the just and the unjust, the righteous and the unrighteous, whereas the notion of wisdom evokes the sense of equality and solidarity.

Love and justice are like water and fire -- although both are necessary, they go together with difficulty. Compassion and wisdom are like heat and light -- although different, they work together in complementarity.

Justice ... is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it judges sharply what is right and what is wrong. On the other hand, judgment based on justice naturally calls forth a counter-judgment as a reaction from the side so-judged. Accordingly, we fall into an endless conflict and struggle between judge and the judged.

A sense of righteousness is even more dangerous than a violent temper.

Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.

Too often, religions think that unless religious people are allowed special powers and privileges to advance religion and affect the lives of many people outside of church, they are not getting legal equality.

The way the Stoics put all of this into practice is by means of the four cardinal virtues: practical wisdom, the ability to navigate complex situations, especially morally salient ones, in the best way possible; courage, of the moral kind, as in the courage to stand up and do the right thing; justice, meaning treating others as worthy of the respect and dignity that comes with being fellow humans; and temperance, responding to situations in just measure, without excess or defect.

I hated war. Who cared, after all, which side won? The only important thing was to end it all soon as possible: rather an unjust peace, than a "just" war! I

Ahí fue cuando empecé a disfrutar de la venganza que, sin duda, y se diga lo que se diga, es felicísima y reporta una muy grande satisfacción.

pues no es digno de personas de bien poseer a otras en condición de objetos.

Forgiveness achieves more than vengeance.

How can poverty be alleviated? When nobody eats until everyone eats at the same time.

Justice is blind, but judges have eyes.

Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from.

With great leverage comes great justice.

You are both Goddesses of the Stars, no need to get punitive.' 'And yet, "punitive" is what we do so very well.