Quotes About Justice

rather not give a serial killer a second chance in life, for he might be giving someone else a first chance of losing his life.

Serial killers do not take responsibility for killing; they are of the opinion that it is the police's responsibility to prevent them from killing.

We have to call it "freedom": who'd want to die for "a lesser tyranny"?

God's self-revelation to humanity does not occur from the centers of world power but in the margins of society.

What is required for the salvation of the center and for the creation of a just society is the radical commitment to be in solidarity with those who exist on the margins of society and to accompany them in their daily struggle.

'Tis ill talking of halters in the house of a man that was hanged.

God bears with the wicked, but not forever.

To give the devil his due.

Paid him in his own coin.

Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.

Ä°nsan, ne ebedi lanetlenmeyi kavrayabilir ne de mutlak adaleti.

Lay ley es siempre triste, don Augusto

There is no difference between one man and another, for all are born naked into the world. A man cannot be measured by the colour of his skin, or by his speech, or by his clothes and jewels, but only by his heart. A good man is better than a bad man, and justice is better than injustice--and that is all I know.

Rikkaat tulivat yhä rikkaammiksi ja mahtavat yhä mahtavammiksi ja köyhät yhä köyhemmiksi, kuten jumalat ovat säätäneet, niin että kaikki ihmiset olivat tyytyväisiä eivätkä napisseet.

We don't want people to understand forgiveness or prayer or mission or justice only intellectually. We want people who can forgive, who can hear and respond to God, who actually know Him. We want people who have hearts that break for our world and the people in it and do something about it. We want the kind of people in our communities who resemble the people we see in Scripture.

We want people who have hearts that break for our world and the people in it and do something about it.

Ultimately, it really does mean to be fair to all people.

You go to court—God created attorneys to do this for you.

Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." MARK TWAIN (1835–1910) US

The real function of the prison system, indeed, is not to safeguard communities, but to warehouse hatred for the day when it returns to the street.

Primitive societies live by the Rule of Might, and the strong prevail. Advanced societies live by the Rule of Law, and the privileged prevail. Enlightened societies live by the Rule of Love, and everyone is lifted higher.

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.

It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still receive fewer wages than men for the same work.

One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York.