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Justice Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a…
- The love of justice and the love of country plead equally the cause of these people, and it is a moral reproach to us that…
- I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that, considering numbers, nature, and natural means…
- We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation…
- If the question [before justices of the peace] relate to any point of public liberty, or if it be one of those in which the…
- We owe gratitude to France, justice to England, good will to all, and subservience to none ... it was by the sober sense of our…
- Though you cannot see, when you take one step, what will be the next, yet follow truth, justice, and plain dealing, and never fear their…
- What justice would there be to take this life? Justice, gentlemen? Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as…
- The provisions we have made [for our government] are such as please ourselves; they answer the substantial purposes of government and of justice, and other…
- War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be…
- [A] spirit of justice and friendly accomodation...is our duty and our interest to cultivate with all nations.
- Man [is] a rational animal, endowed by nature with rights and with an innate sense of justice.
- The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens.
- I believe that justice is instinct and innate, that the moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as that of feeling, seeing,…
- But the Chief Justice says, 'There must be an ultimate arbiter somewhere.' True, there must; but does that prove it is either party? The ultimate…
- The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them, they…
- We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.-Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that…
- I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.
- It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice
- Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.
- Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people…
- I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as the threat of feeling, seeing…
More Justice Quotes
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
- Disco is just jitterbug. — Fred Astaire
- Never pray for justice, because you might get some. — Margaret Atwood
- In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? — Saint Augustine
- Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. — Saint Augustine
- Punishment is justice for the unjust. — Saint Augustine
- As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence… — Kelly Ayotte
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet