Quotes About Justice

A criminal cannot complain about wrongs done him because one treats him harshly and inhumanely. His offense was an entry into the realm of violence, power and tyranny. There is no restraint and proportion in that realm, and therefore he should not be surprised at the disproportion of its counter-reaction.

los saberes humanísticos, la cultura y la enseñanza constituyen el líquido amniótico ideal en el que las ideas de democracia, libertad, justicia, laicidad, igualdad, derecho a la crítica, tolerancia, solidaridad, bien común, pueden experimentar un vigoroso desarrollo.

Não nos damos conta, de fato, de que a literatura e os saberes humanísticos, a cultura e a educação constituem o líquido amniótico ideal no qual podem se desenvolver vigorosamente as ideias de democracia, liberdade, justiça, laicidade, igualdade, direito à crítica, tolerância, solidariedade e bem comum.

È nelle pieghe di quelle attività considerate superflue, infatti, che possiamo percepire lo stimolo a pensare un mondo migliore, a coltivare l'utopia di poter attenuare, se non cancellare, le diffuse ingiustizie e le penose disuguaglianze che pesano (o dovrebbero pesare) come un macigno sulle nostre coscienze.

?]ntihar edenlere tören yap?lmaz, böyle intikamc? Tanr?'ya tap?lmaz.

Ve biz onlara diyece?iz ki: Hesapla?ma günü geldi. ?imdiye kadar yaln?z din kitaplar?nda yarg?land?n?z. Biz fakirler, zavall?lar, yar?m yamalaklar, bu kitaplar? okuyup teselli olurken içinizden güldünüz. Ve ç?karlar?n?za bakt?n?z.

So I preached from Luke, chapter eighteen, verses one through eight: the parable of the importunate widow. It's one I've always liked. A widow is so persistent in her demands for justice that she overcomes the resistance of a judge who fears neither God nor man. She wears him down. Moral: The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn't always safe, but it's often necessary.

He wasn't a monster at all. Just an ordinary man who sometimes did the monstrous things his society said were legal and proper.

I wonder what a badge is, other than a license to steal.

to be aware of a place where blackness was not a mark of slavery.

We're an adaptable species," she said, refusing to be stopped, "but it's wrong to inflict suffering just because your victim can endure it." "Learn

You're right. People do blame you for the things they do to you.

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The police," my father told them, "may be able to avenge you, but they can't protect you.

All that money wasted on another crazy space trip when so many people here on earth can't afford water, food, or shelter.

Kevin, you don't have to beat people to treat them brutally." "Wait a minute," he said. "I'm not minimizing the wrong that's being done here. I just …" "Yes you are. You don't mean to be, but you are.

It bothered me very much that they took both women away. The fat crazy woman had been permitted to go about her business until someone resisted. Then both victim and victimizer were treated as equally guilty.

The police,' my father told them, 'may be able to avenge you, but they can't protect you.

I wonder what you have to do to become a cop. I wonder what a badge is, other than a license to steal.

I wonder what a badge is, other than a license to steal. What did it used to be to make people Bankole's age want to trust it. I know what the old books say, but still, I wonder.

They say we have no business wasting time or money in space when there are so many people suffering here on Earth, here in America.

they knew the cops liked to solve cases by "discovering" evidence against whomever they decided must be guilty. Best to give them nothing. They never helped when people called for help.

If you told those deputies the truth," I said softly, "you'd still be locked up—in a mental hospital.

Cops are not trusting people.