The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values…

“If we are teaching children how to lie,to steal, and to be aggressive, why do schools punish those who lie and steal? and why…

— Ali Altantawi

Every object and purpose of justice is effectually answered, and every supposed inconvenience is effectually rebutted by the law as it stands.

— Bayley

Liberty plays an important role in justice, and there can be no justice without liberty, which is the power to do what one wills.…

— Michael J. Knowles

I couldn't believe that talk about Jon Jones fighting Lesnar - that would have zero legitimacy. In society, we punish people that do bad…

— Mark Hunt

But secondly you say 'society must exact vengeance, and society must punish'. Wrong on both counts. Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from…

— Victor Hugo

I believe that no one should be executed, guilty or innocent. There are appropriate sanctions that protect society and punish wrongdoers without forcing us…

— Mike Farrell

“Although a legal system is rooted in the values of its society, it also has an independent dynamic, with principles, language, and rules of…

— Joel P. Trachtman

There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be…

— Gaylord Nelson

The most important factor for the development of the individual is the structure and the values of the society into which he was born.

— Erich Fromm

We need to look at the whole society and think, "Are we actually thinking about what we're doing as we go forward, and are…

— Tim Berners-Lee

Whatever people's backgrounds or values, a society where more and more people face a daily struggle to house, clothe and even feed themselves and…

— Emily Thornberry

It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a…

— Alexander McCall Smith

We do have to ask ourselves as a culture, what do we want to be? You know, what are our founding values? And if…

— Valerie Jarrett

We'll have a different set of values, and society will adapt. That doesn't mean these changes are all good, just because we will accept…

— Robert Reischauer

Marx saw exploitation in terms of the rewards of human labor, but we can see it in terms of all the values of our…

— Charles A. Reich