Justice Quotes · Page 308

America is my home - I believe in her promise and I will do what I can to secure that promise for…

— Alberto Gonzales

I am firmly convinced that in the world of today all nations will be forced to the conclusion that cooperation for law,…

— Cordell Hull

“But class divisions influence criminal justice debates in black communities in less obvious ways as well: they explain, for example, why black…

— James Forman Jr

“Some live for their own joy and pleasure. Some live to ease the burdens of others. Then there are those who seem…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, censured,…

— Anonymous

“Instead of dwelling on the wickedness and grief of those who have sinned, I rejoice to read how many have abandoned their…

— Theodore M. Burton

As Paul argues, it is the righteousness of God that is revealed in the law, and this condemns us all (Ro 1:18…

— Anonymous

History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters,…

— Anonymous

Peace, however, is not merely a gift to be received: it is also a task to be undertaken. In order to be…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“Reclaiming the sacred... is not simply a new linguistic or symbolic strategy for feminism. It goes to the heart of feminist struggles…

— Leela Fernandes

And so, lifting as we climb, onward and upward we go, struggling and striving, and hoping that the buds and blossoms of…

— Mary Church Terrell

Every movement's fight for justice in policy and representation in every corner of our country has an impact on every other. And…

— Ruben Gallego

Regardless of whether the authors I've translated have been "dead and canonized," or "living and established," or even simply "emerging," I must…

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

The true end of education is not only to make the young learned, but to make them love learning; not only to…

— John Ruskin

Today the children of our public schools are taught more of the history, heroes, legends, and sagas of the old world than…

— Luther Standing Bear

“The ugliest thing in America is greed, the lust for power and domination, the lunatic ideology of perpetual Growth - with a…

— Edward Abbey

“ Paine was a grand fellow — high—with the most splendid sense of justice. But he was a reasoner — not warm…

— Walt Whitman

It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What's really interesting, though, is that some people in the Messirya are starting to see Darfuri rebels - so non-Arab, [from the]…

— Rebecca Hamilton

“The scripture is found in 2 Nephi 2:11. Father Lehi says to his son Jacob: ‘For it needs be, that there is…

— Elouise Bell

To summarize: Americans have one of the greatest legal systems, but not a monopoly of the sense of justice, which is universal;…

— Earl Warren

Corruption is subtle, just like the Bible said. Many young poets have come to me and asked, How am I gonna make…

— Philip Levine

“The author compares the struggles of Martin Luther with the prevailing doctrine that a little genuine effort on our part results in…

— Alister E. McGrath

We have got to do a better job recognizing and correcting the errors in the system that do reflect an institutional bias…

— Mike Pence

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap - let…

— Abraham Lincoln

D'you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?' I ask. At Jack's puzzled look I continue. 'If…

— Malorie Blackman

“I had stopped believing in the perfect leader who could say 'Let there be justice' and by the force of his word…

— Alisa Harris

Egyptians undergo an odd personality change behind the wheel of a car. In every other setting, aggression and impatience are frowned upon.…

— Tony Horwitz

“Let’s talk about adoration, people love adoration but they should not love it so much, because it can make them turn from…

— Lydia Thornton

SOCRATES: Perhaps we may be wrong; if so, you in your wisdom should convince us that we are mistaken in preferring justice…

— Plato

It is due to justice; due to humanity; due to truth; due to the sympathies of our nature; in fine, to our…

— James Madison

I just try to, in my own way, contribute to making a better Hollywood, to move Hollywood to be a leader in…

— Russell Simmons

It is a very grave matter to be forced to imitate a people for whom you know-which is the price of your…

— James A. Baldwin

When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases…

— John Roberts

Marlon Brando was the absolute opposite of everything they told me he was going to be, which is that he was a…

— Johnny Depp

Both morally and practically, segregation is to me a basic injustice. Since I believe it to be so, I must attempt to…

— Bayard Rustin

“With the elimination of the Fairness Doctrine, a new American laissez-faire had been officially declared. If lots more incorrect and preposterous assertions…

— Kurt Andersen

When I was the Attorney General of California, running the second largest Department of Justice only to the United States Department of…

— Kamala Harris

“I talk about love, forgiveness, social justice; I rage against American materialism in the name of alturism, but have I even controlled…

— Donald Miller

A capitalist is someone who derives a substantial share of his income from his equity in producing companies. On this scale the…

— William F. Buckley, Jr