Character Quote by Alan Ryan

In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance,…

— Ambrose Bierce

The State which we have founded must possess the four cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, discipline and justice ... Justice is the principle which…

— Plato

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.

— Plato

Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected…

— John Rawls

Justice is the first virtue of social institutions,

— John Rawls

“But justice is the bond of men in states, for the administration of justice, which is the determination of what is just, is the…

— Aristotle

Justice is a moral virtue, merely because it has that tendency to the good of mankind, and indeed is nothing but an artificial invention…

— David Hume

“Justice is the state that exists when there is equity, balance, and harmony in relationships and in society. Injustice is the state that exists…

— Ken Wytsma

Justice in the individual is now defined analogously to justice in the state. The individual is wise and brave in virtue of his reason…

— Plato

Justice is in subjects as well as in rulers.

— Thomas Aquinas

Justice is the sanction of established injustice.

— Anatole France