Justice Quote by Alan Dershowitz Download Open image “Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected.” — Alan Dershowitz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Justice Protected Weakest link
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights… — Jed S. Rakoff Copy Share Image
I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same… — David Stras Copy Share Image
“You seem to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The judges are a big problem. Law is equal for everyone, except for them. — Giulio Andreotti Copy Share Image
Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but… — Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Copy Share Image
What I've learned over the years... judges are conscientious... not like lawyers, who give opinions. — Richard Cordray Copy Share Image
All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned. There is… — Fred Rodell Copy Share Image
When we talk about justice in America we're really talking about justice brought about by the people, not by judges who are tools of the establishment or prosecutors who are are equally tools of the establishment or the wardens or the police officers. — William Kunstler Copy Share
I think judges have to have the ability to put aside their personal views and rule on the facts of the case with fidelity… — Susan Collins Copy Share Image
Good judges do not side with anyone. They rule impartially and blindly based upon the law. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
There is no perfect justice, just as there is no absolute in ethics. But there is perfect injustice, and we know it when we… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
A criminal trial is never about seeking justice for the victim. If it were, there could be only one verdict: guilty. — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Our First Amendment expresses a far different calculus for regulating speech than for regulating nonexpressive conduct and that is as it should be. The… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are very successful,… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians. — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
I never had an existential moment when I asked myself what I was going to do. I always wanted to be a lawyer, and… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
It's a new phenomenon in America that states can now sue the national government and become a kind of check and balance on the… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
When it comes to partisan politics, everyone is a hypocrite. And all they care about is whether it hurts or helps them ... Is it good or bad for the Democrats? Is it good or bad for the Republicans? Is it good or bad for Jews, or good or bad for blacks, or is it good or bad for women?… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share
Never fight on the wrong side; you might win but the burden of guilt is more than a loss. — Lilian Salan Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
“Crime and punishment can be summed up in two classifications: there are bad people and there are people who get into bad situations. The… — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
In the battle for police reform, accountability and justice, Americans don't have to re-invent the wheel. We just have to revoke the thing that… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
“Why do so many people do nothing? I think it’s because most of us look at the evils and injustice around us, and we become overwhelmed. The problems look too big for us to tackle. We say to ourselves, “What can I do? I’m just one person.” One person is a start. One person can act and make a change… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share
“The jailers, the Court, everyone in that building – it wasn’t about justice; it was about obedience and intimidation…about maintaining order. Fear accomplished that… — Jay Allan Copy Share Image
Civilized nations are ones that simply can't endure wrongs or injustice except at home — Joseph Anderson Copy Share Image
Time often serves to justify a deed which seems at first unjustifiable. — Donald P. Ryan Copy Share Image
This cold weather has set all the young Folks to providing Bedfellows. I have signed two or three Licences every Day [as a Fairfax… — George Mason Copy Share Image
May God bless each of us in our calls to serve. May our faith strengthen as we serve in righteousness, faithfully keeping the commandments. May our testimonies ever grow stronger as we seek to find the fountain of eternal truth. May the brotherhood that exists in our quorum be of comfort and strength and security as we pass through this… — L. Tom Perry Copy Share
At minimum, we must recognize that there are legitimate, unanswered questions about whether the Obama Justice Department involved themselves in a political project targeting… — Mark Meadows Copy Share Image
We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California. — Kamala Harris Copy Share Image