Quotes about Fairness
Peace is not simply the absence of conflict, but the existence of justice for all people.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Every man has a right to be equal with every other man.
— Abraham Lincoln
Where the happy medium cannot be attained, it is better and safer to fall short on this side than on that; that is, too much mercy is better than too much punishment. One can withdraw and reduce too much mercy; but punishment cannot be taken back, especially where it touches body, life, or limb.
— Martin Luther
The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
— Exodus 18:13
What men of science want is only a fair day's wages for more than a fair day's work.
— Thomas Henry Huxley
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
— Deuteronomy 24:12
Temper justice with mercy.
— John Milton
You're not being tried by common sense," Horace said. "You're being tried by a jury.
— William Faulkner
The world of efficiency and anonymity dehumanises us. We have to ask who the invisible people are. Who makes our clothes? Who picks our vegetables? And how are they treated?
— Shane Claiborne
There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
— Joseph Addison
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”
— Ezekiel 33:20
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
— Psalm 9:8