Equal Justice Quotes
17 quotes by 16 authors
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Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of…
— Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
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There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.
— Hugo Black
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Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen…
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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America you are beautiful . . . and blessed . . . . The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every…
— Pope John Paul II
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Let us not be unmindful that liberty is power, that the nation blessed with the largest portion of liberty must in proportion to its numbers…
— John Quincy Adams
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The death penalty, I think, is a terrible scar on American justice, especially the concept of equal justice under law, but also of due process.…
— Burke Marshall
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It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist's criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation's…
— Christopher Dodd
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Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law? Or is there one system for the average citizen and another for the high…
— Edward Kennedy
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We must stop constantly fighting for human rights and equal justice in an unjust system, and start building a society where equal rights are an…
— Jacque Fresco
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I've always been driven by the concept of equal justice under the law, but only the rich can pay great sums of money for legal…
— Samuel Dash
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They enlarged the domains of commerce by treaties with all nations, upon the great principle of equal justice to all nations, and special favors to…
— Robert Toombs
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I think one of my father's great legacies is the people that he inspired and the generation that he inspired transformed America through civil rights,…
— Caroline Kennedy
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They still don't want to admit to the world that this isn't the best and the fairest and most equal justice system. And that they…
— Leonard Peltier
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D'you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?' I ask. At Jack's puzzled look I continue. 'If we whites were…
— Malorie Blackman
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The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying…
— Kenneth Starr
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Every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunities, equal dignity. Without discrimination, regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual preference or social status. When…
— Blood On The Dance Floor
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Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to homeso close and so small that they cannot be seen on any…
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Who Wrote These Equal Justice Quotes
16 authors contributed a total of 17 Equal Justice Quotes as follows: