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    The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, justice may show up in the answer. A mechanism is all the law was ever intended to be.

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There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy read more

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.

by Isaac Bashevis Singer Found in: Justice Quotes,
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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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If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us.

If we do not maintain Justice, Justice will not maintain us.

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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just;
And four times he who gets his fist in fust.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just;
And four times he who gets his fist in fust.

by Bible Found in: Justice Quotes,
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A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.

A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.

by Meister Eckhart 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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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

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Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore
always represented as blind.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Justice Quotes,
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Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive
according to desert.

Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive
according to desert.

by Aristotle Found in: Justice Quotes,
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