Quotes About Justice

Society does not go down because of the activities of criminals, But because of the inactivities of the good people.

No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

You ultimately judge the civility of a society not by how it treats the rich, the powerful, the protected and the highly esteemed, but by how it treats the poor, the disfavored and the disadvantaged.

In any free society where terrible wrongs exist, some are guilty - all are responsible.

The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.

We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because we condemn it.

But let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you earn. Do you disagree? Well then tell me how much of what I earn belongs to you - and why?

The question is, not what rights naturally belong to man, but how they may be most equally and effectually guarded in society.

Our ultimate objective in learning about anything is to try to create and develop a more just society.

We must stop constantly fighting for human rights and equal justice in an unjust system, and start building a society where equal rights are an integral part of the design.

Classifications and distinctions based on race or color have no moral or legal validity in our society. They are contrary to our constitution and laws.

A just society is a society that if you knew everything about it, you'd be willing to enter it in a random place.

A global human society, characterised by islands of wealth, surrounded by a sea of poverty, is unsustainable

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.

A society can be Pareto optimal and still perfectly disgusting.

To be just, it is not enough to refrain from injustice. One must go further and refuse to play its game, substituting love for self-interest as the driving force of society.

Whenever society begins to create policies and laws rooted in fear and anger, there will be abuse and injustice.

A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.

We do not accept that human society should be constructed on the basis of a savage principle of the survival of the fittest

If this is a Great Society, I'd hate to see a bad one.

The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.

You judge a society by the decency of living of the weakest

We all have a responsibility to create a just society