Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom read more

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is
due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom
honour.

'Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show
Her better eye, the farther off we go,
The read more

'Tis vain to flee; till gentle Mercy show
Her better eye, the farther off we go,
The swing of Justice deals the mightier blow.

Justice is incidental to law and order.

Justice is incidental to law and order.

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. read more

Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.

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.]

To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

To hide the fault I see:
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims read more

Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized read more

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.