Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

A court is a place where what was confused before becomes more unsettled than ever.

A court is a place where what was confused before becomes more unsettled than ever.

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, read more

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that read more

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.rn

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.rn

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may read more

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

Justice renders to every one his due.
[Lat., Justitia suum cuique distribuit.]

Justice renders to every one his due.
[Lat., Justitia suum cuique distribuit.]

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced read more

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan

So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.