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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
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.]
Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.
Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
Justice is incidental to law and order.
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.]
Justice is truth in action.
Justice is truth in action.
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.
Justice does not descend from its pinnacle.
[It., Cima di giudizio non s'avvalla.]
Justice does not descend from its pinnacle.
[It., Cima di giudizio non s'avvalla.]
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.