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    The people become more observant of justice, and do not refuse to
    submit to the laws when they see them obeyed by their enactor.
    [Lat., Observantior aequi
    Fit populus, nec ferre negat, cum viderit ipsum
    Auctorem parere sibi.]

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Justice is incidental to law and order.

Justice is incidental to law and order.

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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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Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull read more

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian

by Dennis Wholey 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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So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Justice Quotes,
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The Negro's great stumbling block in the drive toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor or the Ku Klux read more

The Negro's great stumbling block in the drive toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice.

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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and
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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and
any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies
under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due

Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone that which is his due

by George Washington 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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