Quotes About Justice

The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind.

Israel is a society governed by the rule of law.

Democracy is a device that ensures the people shall be governed no better than they deserve.

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may.

Government should fear the people, not the other way around.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

What do you think, what people want from their governments? Simple. A better life for themselves and for their children. Government that is fair, just and responsible.

Killing is always wrong, even governments are not exceptions.

When foreign governments hold Americans they always claim it's a criminal case.

I realized I could make a difference. I could be their voice; I could fight for them... There's no better place to fight for working families than the governor's chair.

As governor, I don't want my fair share. I want more than my fair share.

We have to stop thinking of criminals as 'them' and admit to ourselves, 'There but for the grace of God go I.'

John Lewis inspired countless Americans across generations with a life dedicated to service and getting into 'good trouble.' He had a vision for a better America, shouldered the weight of change, and put his own safety on the line so that others could live with dignity and grace.

Mandela's political evolution was gradual.

If you ask me what is at the core of what I write, it isn't about 'rights', it's about justice. Justice is a grand, beautiful, revolutionary idea.

There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world.

I'm eternally grateful to the penal system in California for saving my life.

Today, the news is scandals; that is news, but the many children who don't have food - that's not news. This is grave. We can't rest easy while things are this way.

But the reason America is a great country, the reason is because our compassion is in our laws. And when we live by those laws and we treat everybody equally under the law, that's when people feel good about being Americans.

Cameras in the courtroom is a great idea.

I just love that Free the Slaves does such a great job of gathering communities, gathering people together, and giving them the information, arming them, educating them. That's how we're going to change the world.

And I think that, at some point, I am, as John Lewis and many others, are a bridge-builder. The goal is to bring America together and Americans. We are a great nation. But we must become a greater nation.