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    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

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Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

by Stephen Gillers Found in: Justice Quotes,
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God's justice, tardy though it prove perchance,
Rests never on the track until it reach
Delinquency.

God's justice, tardy though it prove perchance,
Rests never on the track until it reach
Delinquency.

by Robert Browning Found in: Justice Quotes,
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We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred read more

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.

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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice,
neither, in my opinion, is safe.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice,
neither, in my opinion, is safe.

by Robert Browning Found in: Justice Quotes,
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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.

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Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized read more

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

by Daniel Webster Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive
according to desert.

Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive
according to desert.

by Aristotle Found in: Justice Quotes,
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When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough read more

When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.

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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

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