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Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
[Lat., Summum jus, summa injuria.]
Extreme justice is extreme injustice.
[Lat., Summum jus, summa injuria.]
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.]
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
To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.
To sin is a human business, to justify sins is a devilish business.
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
The price of justice is eternal publicity.
The price of justice is eternal publicity.
Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, read more
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave
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.