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 the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

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.

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right buttons and are also lucky, read more

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.

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.

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.]

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

Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
[Lat., Meminerimus etiam adversus infimos justitiam esse read more

Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.
[Lat., Meminerimus etiam adversus infimos justitiam esse
servandam.]