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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom read more
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom
honour.
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.
Justice does not descend from its pinnacle.
[It., Cima di giudizio non s'avvalla.]
Justice does not descend from its pinnacle.
[It., Cima di giudizio non s'avvalla.]
So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
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.
I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence
I distrust the incommunicable; it is the source of all violence
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
Sir, I say that justice is truth in action
Sir, I say that justice is truth in action
Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own.
Amongst the sons of men how few are known
Who dare be just to merit not their own.