Justice Quotes
"The clatter of arms drowns the voice of law"
"Pardoning the bad, is injuring the good "
"Every wise, just, and fortunate man that ever existed owed his greatness, in the first place, to the universal favor of fortune; and in the second, to his own peculiar diligence and virtue"
"Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice"
"A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is"
"Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences"
"The legitimate meaning of the Constitution is not to be found in metaphysical subtleties"
"The foundations of justice are that no one shall suffer wrong; then, that the public good be promoted."
"I dream a world where man no other man will scorn"
"Let the punishment match the offense"
"In times of war, the law falls silent"
"Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance."
"If there is no justice for the people let there be no peace for the government"
"Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong but in finding out the right and upholding it wherever found against the wrong"
"The revolution is made with the people and for the good of the people"