Quotes About Justice

Um ehrlich zu sein, muß man wissen. Um tapfer zu sein, muß man verstehen. Um gerecht zu sein, darf man nicht vergessen. Wenn das Joch der Barbarei drückt, muß man kämpfen und darf nicht schweigen. Wer in solcher Zeit schweigt, verrät seine menschliche Sendung.

Ci sono poveri per i quali il ricco non è un'aspirazione. Ci sono poveri, in sostanze e in spirito, renitenti alla leva. Ero ostile a quel modo di istigare uno a sopravanzare all'altro, per temperamento non per convinzione. Il male che mi insegnavi a riconoscere, io lo vedevo causato dalle persone. Mi sorvegliavo per non procurarlo, perché anche un rossore risparmiato a un altro fa parte delle proprie responsabilità.

Il rimorso non tormenta chi l'ha fatta franca". Oggi so che è vera.

Allora ti piace l'amore?" " E' pericoloso. Ci scappano ferite e poi per la giustizia altre ferite. Non è serenata al balcone, somiglia a una mareggiata di libeccio, strapazza il mare sopra, e sotto lo rimescola. Non lo so se mi piace.

Se la mia opinione è un reato, continuerò a commetterlo.

Il rimorso non tormenta chi l'ha fatta franca

By anarchist spirit I mean that deeply human sentiment, which aims at the good of all, freedom and justice for all, solidarity and love among the people; which is not an exclusive characteristic only of self-declared anarchists, but inspires all people who have a generous heart and an open mind.

Anarchy is synonymous with Socialism. Because both signify the abolition of exploitation and of the domination of man over man, whether maintained by the force of arms or by the monopolization of the means of life.

Now numbers are the sole criterion; and numbers are certainly no proof of reason, justice or capacity.

The government, or as some call it, the justiciary State, as moderator in the social struggle and the impartial administrator of the public interest, is a lie — an illusion, an utopia never achieved and never to be realised.

If, to win, we have to set up the gallows in the public square, I would prefer to lose.

We do not carry on our struggle in order to put ourselves in the place of the exploiters and oppressors of today, nor do we even struggle for the triumph of an empty abstraction.

In a society with a long history of discrimination, there should be a presumption that many laws with a discriminatory impact likely were motivated by a discriminatory purpose.

Fourth Amendment, which requires a judge-issued warrant for an arrest; the Fifth Amendment, which requires a grand jury indictment before a person is held for trial; and the Sixth Amendment, which says that a person can be imprisoned only after conviction by a jury based on proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Erwin Chemerinsky

In 1977 Justice William Brennan wrote a famous article, published in the Harvard Law Review, that encouraged the use of state constitutions to protect constitutional rights.52 State constitutions, he argued, "are a font of individual liberties.

The Fourth Amendment protects people, not property, the Court stressed. A person's Fourth Amendment rights do not depend on where he or she is at the time of the government intrusion, nor on whether a physical trespass occurs.

Congress should eliminate absolute immunity for prosecutorial misconduct and for police officers who commit perjury.

Congress also should change the federal civil rights statute, 42 U.S. Code Section 1983, to hold cities liable for the misconduct of their police officers.

The Court held that police may obtain cellular location information—information that can be used to determine where a person was at a particular time—only if they have a warrant based on probable cause or if emergency circumstances justify allowing the search without a warrant.

This decision means that the police can enter a home or a business illegally, and if they see contraband or evidence of illegal activity, they can then go to a magistrate for a warrant. The police don't have to tell the judge about their illegal entry. They

That the search violated the Fourth Amendment was undisputed—it had been done without probable cause. But the Supreme Court ruled that the evidence was nonetheless admissible at trial.

if a person invokes the right to remain silent, all questioning must cease. If a person asks for a lawyer, questioning must end until one is provided

when police violate the Fourth Amendment's requirement for "knock and announce," the exclusionary rule does not apply.