Quotes about Justice
Love is the source of every virtue in you and of every deed which deserves punishment.
— Dante Alighieri
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
— Albert Einstein
Will we be extremists for hate, or will we be extremists for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice, or will we be extremists for the cause of justice?
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Justice from Love, and Love from Justice.
— Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.
— Nelson Mandela
As a pastor, I am bound by a divine command to give my life for those whom I love, and that includes all Salvadorans, even those who are going to kill me.
— Oscar Romero
I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth what we shall meet hereafter in heaven under a just God.
— William Howard Taft
Love is the motive, but justice is the instrument.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love.
— James H. Cone
If we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.
— Barack Obama
Equal laws protecting equal rights…the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.
— James Madison