Justice Quotes

Hopefully, America will really get a sense of how justice can be served in this country. And hopefully, they'll forget the Simpson trial.

At the conclusion of my argument I received very high compliments from the Chief Justice and later from other of the Judges. What they said I do not care to repeat.

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

I felt that justice had been served and that the world was, in some way, a better place for all of us.

Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice.

When you look at what I've done here, you see a consistent theme of reforms which is not driven by any dogma from across the water, but a radical agenda to make sure Northern Ireland's people enjoy equal opportunities, driven by the values of social justice.

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism.

But social justice and the environment are very tied together in my head.

When having my portrait painted I don't want justice, I want mercy.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi, Mom!

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.

The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.

Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.

The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?

The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position.

Let us rise in the moral power of womanhood; and give utterance to the voice of outraged mercy, and insulted justice, and eternal truth, and mighty love and holy freedom.

We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate such an evil act as they did. And so all of us are dealing with that. We know that the President has the authority to go to war under the War Powers Act.

Justice for crimes against humanity must have no limitations.

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

For us, universal values such as justice, morality and peace cannot be disputed and it is for this reason that we pursue the restoration of historical truth.

He convinced me that if we're going to have honest government that you can't leave it up to the crooks and that honest people have to get involved in government. So I did. I got involved as a criminal prosecutor with the U. S. Justice Department.

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.

The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to strive.

I immediately called the command center of the Department of Justice to let them know that my wife was on a plane that had been hijacked. I mainly wanted them know there was another hijacked plane out there.

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.

The Coalition for International Justice estimated that 450,000 people in Darfur have died since the deadly genocide began some three years ago.