Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Sir, I say that justice is truth in action

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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.

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.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

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 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.]

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, read more

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.