Quotes About Justice

International development aid is based on the Robin Hood principle: take from the rich and give to the poor.

I'm a writer. I don't support any war. That's my principle.

We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.

My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law.

In a system that disproportionately harms poor people and people of color, too many Americans have lost faith in the essential American principle of equal justice under law.

As Attorney General, my most important responsibility is keeping New Yorkers safe by enforcing the laws that protect our people from harm. But another fundamental part of my job is to seek to advance the basic American principle of equal justice under law.

As commissioner, I will attempt to see that no man is judged by the irrational criteria of race, religion, or national origin. And I assure you, I use the word 'man' in the generic sense, for I mean to see that the principle of nondiscrimination becomes a reality for women as well.

A bedrock principle of our justice system is ensuring a fair day in court, something that is especially important for children who cannot advocate for themselves.

Slavery is perhaps the greatest affront to the fundamental principle of individual liberty.

It is a fundamental principle of democracy that citizens obey the law or incur whatever penalty applies to its breaking.

The rule of law is the most basic principle on which our Constitution is based.

The fact is, American law encourages whistleblowers and, often, they go down in history as courageous people of principle who made their country better.

Dad was a very, very principled man, and he hated any kind of story where the baddies get away with it.

U.S. lawmakers should take a firm and principled stand consistent with their rhetoric about the importance of human rights and democracy in Egypt.

Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.

Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition.

The king knows with what ardor and perseverance I have at all times been devoted to the cause of liberty and to the principles of humanity, equality and justice.

I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from.

As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.

The security of which we speak is to be attained by the development of international law through an international organization based on the principles of law and justice.

One of the principles upon which the E.U. is built is the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary.

Buy your fair-trade coffee beans by all means, but don't assume fair-trade principles govern the conditions of the men who fetch it to you. You would be mistaken.

Ensuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains.

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