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    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.

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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.

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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.

by Bible Found in: Justice Quotes,
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The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public

The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Justice Quotes,
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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.]

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Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Justice Quotes,
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The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.

by Bible Found in: Justice Sayings, General Sayings,
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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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The foundation of justice is good faith.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

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

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

by Jean-paul Sartre Found in: Justice Quotes,
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