Quotes About Justice

The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.

The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.

All children are essentially criminal.

She was going to kill him. As soon as this was over. As soon as the crowd left. She would tighten that bolo tie until his face went tomato red. No. She would hold him under the falls until he begged for mercy.

She'd only gotten what she deserved. No penance could wash away her sins. Not really.

One [belief] is that violence is caused by a deficit of morality and justice. On the contrary, violence is often caused by a surfeit of morality and justice, at least as they are conceived in the minds of the perpetrators. Steven Pinker

Even if all philosophers do eat, some may eat more than others. This situation is called "lack of fairness". Or life.

We didn't create society for men, we created it to stop men.

Often imitated, the Speck press order survives today as the best way for a trial judge to manage a celebrated case.

Bad judges, lousy cops, greedy lawyers, lazy prosecutors, mediocre teachers, and incompetent bureaucrats are inevitable. When they happen, they should be weeded out and sent back to school to learn something about moral courage and the Golden Rule.

The death penalty is becoming a way of life in this country.

We are living in the era of the violent do-gooder.

Opponents of capital punishment argue that the state has no right to take a murderer's life. Apparently, one fact that abolitionists forget or overlook is that the state is acting not only on behalf of society, but also on behalf of the murdered person and the murdered person's family.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you're a good person is like expecting a bull not to attack you because you're a vegetarian.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.

Expection the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you're a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you're a vegetarian.

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.

A human being is always incomplete, if she/he does not respect animal rights as much as human rights. You can often judge a good and a bad human by his/her attitude, respect and treatment towards animals.

Bei ausreichender Zeit, was umhergeht, kommt immer um. Es ist das Gesetz des Karma, die herrscht, dh diejenigen, die absichtlich andere verletzen immer am Ende immer den Geschmack ihrer eigenen Medizin - ob sie wollen oder nicht! ja, sch

Being neutral is impossible in many cases, because it may mean that you are an accomplice. You can be fair and objective only by giving a listening ear to both parties. And yet your objectivity will still be scruitinized by subjective minds.

En människa är alltid ofullständig, om hon / han inte respekterar djurens rättigheter så mycket som mänskliga rättigheter. Du kan ofta bed

Given sufficient time, what goes around always comes around. It's the Law of Karma that prevails, i. e. those who intentionally hurt others always end up getting the taste of their own medicine - whether they like it or not! So, be nice to people, no matter what happens. Cheers!