Circumstances Quote by Victor Cousin

The universal and absolute law is that natural justice which cannot be written down, but which appeals to the hearts of all.

— Victor Cousin

Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will, like them, only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will…

— Anacharsis

Deep within the human constitution lie written laws of nature that should guide man in the conduct of his life.

— Herbert M. Shelton

Certain laws have not been written, but they are more fixed than all the written laws.

— Seneca the Younger

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest.…

— Thomas Jefferson

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest.…

— Thomas Jefferson

Some laws, though unwritten, are more firmly established than all written laws.

— Seneca the Younger

Radical feminists have been making the pitch that justice demands that men and women be given an equal opportunity to make it to the…

— Rick Santorum

No less characteristic in a democracy is social justice. This demands a solution to the frightening indexes of infant mortality, of malnutrition, lack of…

— Rigoberta Menchu

Justice therefore demands that no one should do more ruling than being ruled, but that all should have their turn.

— Aristotle

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

— Potter Stewart

Justice demands that the good and hard-working be rewarded and the evil and the lazy be punished (if only by the withholding of the…

— Evan Sayet