The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not read more

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

Justice is incidental to law and order.

Justice is incidental to law and order.

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence

There in no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

There in no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, read more

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be.

It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary
ideas of criminal justice to this read more

It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary
ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not
know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole
people.