Quotes about Justice
Kings were no better than murderers, the only difference being that they had a legal monopoly on killing.
— Deepak Chopra
You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
— Nelson Mandela
There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
— George W. Bush
The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn.
— Albert Camus
Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.
— John F. Kennedy
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
— Abraham Lincoln
It is important to recognize the limited ability of the legal system to prescribe and enforce the quality of social arrangements.
— Hillary Clinton
Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.
— St. John Chrysostom
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.
— St. Augustine
Perhaps the worst sin in life is knowing right and not doing it.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.
— Sonia Sotomayor