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

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

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just;
And four times he who gets his fist in fust.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just;
And four times he who gets his fist in fust.

Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia read more

Justice extorts no reward, no kind of price; she is sought,
therefore, for her own sake.
[Lat., Justitia nihil exprimit praemii, nihil pretii: per se
igitur expetitur.]

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

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

Sentence first, verdict afterwards.

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

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned