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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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Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Found in: Justice Quotes,
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The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong;
then, that the public good be promoted.
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The foundations of justice are that on one shall suffer wrong;
then, that the public good be promoted.
[Lat., Fundamenta justitiae sunt, ut ne cui noceatur, deinde ut
communi utilitati serviatur.]

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The more laws, the less justice.

The more laws, the less justice.

by Charles Churchill Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

by Eleanor Roosevelt Found in: Justice Quotes,
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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.

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He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced read more

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Justice Quotes,
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There is no such thing as justice-- in or out of court.

There is no such thing as justice-- in or out of court.

by Clarence Darrow Found in: Justice Quotes,
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There in no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

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

by Joseph Addison Found in: Justice Quotes,
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