Justice Quotes

You want justice, but do you want to pay for it? When you go to the butcher you know you have to pay. But to the Judge you go as though to a funeral supper.[Ihr wollt eine Gerechtigkeit, aber wollt ihr zahlen? Wenn ihr zum Fleischer geht, wißt ihr, daß ihr zahlen müßt, aber zum Richter geht ihr wie zum Leichenschmaus.]

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other’s welfare, social justice can never be attained.

There be things greater than our wisdom, beyond our justice. The right and the wrong of this we cannot say, and it is not for us to judge.

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

My future is righteousness.

Man must exalt justice in order to fight against eternal injustice, create happiness in order to protest against the universe of unhappiness.[L’homme devait affirmer la justice pour lutter contre l’injustice éternelle, créer du bonheur pour protester contre l’univers du malheur.]

Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy.

It take many a year, mon, and maybe some bloodshed must be, but righteousness someday prevail.

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.[Et je voudrais pouvoir aimer mon pays tout en aimant la justice.]