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
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
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
— Deuteronomy 24:12
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
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
There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
— Joseph Addison