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Quotes about Fairness

There is no such thing as something for nothing.
— Napoleon Hill
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The sun also shines on the wicked.
— Seneca
Christianity cannot subsist unless men know what Christianity is; and the fair and logical thing is to learn what Christianity is, not from its opponents, but from those who themselves are Christians. That method of procedure would be the only fair method in the case of any movement. [...] Men have abundant opportunity today to learn what can be said against Christianity, and it is only fair that they should also learn something about the thing that is being attacked.
— J. Gresham Machen
I'm interested in two things. I'm interested in truth and I'm interested in fairness.
— John Kennedy
Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The chess board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.
— Thomas Henry Huxley
Imperfect men have no right to judge other imperfect men.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Let no guilty man escape, if it can he avoided. . . . No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty.
— Ulysses S. Grant
The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and wealth.
— Hilaire Belloc
You can't bring an accusation against a pastor simply because you do not like him.
— Neil Anderson