Justice is the quality of being just. It is an act of treating people with fairness and a virtue establishing rational order. May these quotes about justice and fairness give you insights that will help you understand the true meaning of justice and its significance in our society.
1. “Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” – William Penn
2. “Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
3. “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West
4. “I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.” – Albert Camus
5. “Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
6. “The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is.” – Howard Zinn
7. “For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
8. “Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” – Blaise Pascal
9. “Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.” – Martin Luther
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10. “Truth never damages a cause that is just.” – Mahatma Gandhi
11. “The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.” – Blaise Pascal
12. “I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.” – Thomas Paine
13. “The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just.” – D. H. Lawrence
14. “Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven.” – Ellen G. White
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15. “Sometimes, the only way to get justice is to take it for yourself.” – Leigh Bardugo
16. “I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity.” – Sonia Sotomayor
17. “Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.” – Wendell Berry
18. “If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.” – King Solomon
19. “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” – Benjamin Franklin
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20. “It takes a great deal of courage to stand alone even if you believe in something very strongly.” – Reginald Rose
21. “Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
22. “Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.” – Denis Diderot
23. “Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so.” – Samuel Johnson
24. “Justice can sleep for years and awaken when it is least expected. A miracle is nothing more than dormant justice from another time arriving to compensate those it has cruelly abandoned. Whoever knows this is willing to suffer, for he knows that nothing is in vain.” – Mark Helprin
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25. “A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.” – Meister Eckhart
26. “In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.” – William Penn
27. “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonviolence says that violence should be resisted not by counter-violence but by nonviolence. This I do by breaking the law and by peacefully submitting to arrest and imprisonment.” – Mahatma Gandhi
28. “Always seek justice, but love only mercy. To love justice and hate mercy is but a doorway to more injustice.” – Criss Jami
29. “I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.” – Angelina Jolie
30. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” – Theodore Parker
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31. “A unjust law, is no law at all.” – Martin Luther
32. “In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.” – Kofi Annan
33. “A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.” – Jesse Jackson
34. “Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game.” – Bob Dylan
35. “Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom.” – Clarence Darrow
36. “Justice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Some see an innocent victim. Others will see evil incarnate getting exactly what's deserved.” – Emily Thorne
37. “It is not, what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice, tell me I ought to do.” – Edmund Burke
38. “Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.” – Albert Camus
39. “When there's justice and change, you start to see the cleansing of the soul, and that is what I want for people, and I hope it's okay for me to say those things.” – Lady Gaga
40. “A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” – George R.R. Martin
41. “Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
42. “If karma doesn't catch up, God will surely pick up the slack.” – Anthony Liccione
43. “If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.” – Francis Bacon
44. “Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.” – Edmund Burke
45. “I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions.” – Bruce Willis
46. “Justice, particularly for the oppressed and marginalized in our society, never comes without great effort and sacrifice.” – Shaun King
47. “Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctioned by its justice and sustained by a virtuous people.” – Jefferson Davis
48. “If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity.” – Alberto Manguel
49. “I think there are people from every side who are allies for justice and good.” – Hasan Minhaj
50. “The acid test of any legal system is not the greatness or the grandeur of its ideal concepts, but whether, in fact, it is able to produce order and justice.” – Lee Kuan Yew
51. “In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?” – St. Augustine
52. “The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so for them.” – Lois McMaster Bujold
53. “Justice delayed is justice denied.” – William E. Gladstone
54. “In the end we must remember that no amount of rules or their enforcement will enforce those who struggle with justice on their side.” – Nelson Mandela
55. “A society regulated by a public sense of justice is inherently stable.” – John Rawls
56. “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” – Albert Einstein
57. “Law without justice is a wound without a cure.” – William Scott Downey
58. “Justice commands us to have mercy upon all men, to consult the interests of the whole human race, to give to every one his due.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
59. “In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.” – Abu Bakr
60. “To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.” – Carrie Chapman Catt
61. “Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.” – Dorothy Day
62. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King
63. “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.” – John Lewis
64. “Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?” – Lillian Hellman
65. “If you want peace, you must work for justice.” – Pope Paul VI
66. “Without justice and love, peace will always be a great illusion.” – Don Helder Camara
67. “If it were not for injustice, man would not know justice.” – Heraclitus
68. “It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different.” – Oscar Aria
69. “The worst form of justice is pretended justice.” – Plato
70. “It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.” – Earl Warren
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2. “Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
3. “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.” – Cornel West
4. “I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.” – Albert Camus
5. “Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
6. “The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don't listen to it, you will never know what justice is.” – Howard Zinn
7. “For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law, whether written or unwritten, is necessarily unjust and wicked.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
8. “Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” – Blaise Pascal
9. “Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.” – Martin Luther
11. “The finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite, and becomes a pure nothing. So our spirit before God, so our justice before divine justice.” – Blaise Pascal
12. “I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.” – Thomas Paine
13. “The only justice is to follow the sincere intuition of the soul, angry or gentle. Anger is just, and pity is just, but judgement is never just.” – D. H. Lawrence
14. “Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven.” – Ellen G. White
16. “I think that the day a justice forgets that each decision comes at a cost to someone, then I think you start losing your humanity.” – Sonia Sotomayor
17. “Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.” – Wendell Berry
18. “If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.” – King Solomon
19. “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” – Benjamin Franklin
21. “Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” – Reinhold Niebuhr
22. “Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.” – Denis Diderot
23. “Justice is my being allowed to do whatever I like. Injustice is whatever prevents my doing so.” – Samuel Johnson
24. “Justice can sleep for years and awaken when it is least expected. A miracle is nothing more than dormant justice from another time arriving to compensate those it has cruelly abandoned. Whoever knows this is willing to suffer, for he knows that nothing is in vain.” – Mark Helprin
26. “In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.” – William Penn
27. “An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonviolence says that violence should be resisted not by counter-violence but by nonviolence. This I do by breaking the law and by peacefully submitting to arrest and imprisonment.” – Mahatma Gandhi
28. “Always seek justice, but love only mercy. To love justice and hate mercy is but a doorway to more injustice.” – Criss Jami
29. “I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.” – Angelina Jolie
30. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” – Theodore Parker
More Inspirational Quotes on Justice
31. “A unjust law, is no law at all.” – Martin Luther
32. “In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.” – Kofi Annan
33. “A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.” – Jesse Jackson
34. “Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game.” – Bob Dylan
35. “Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom.” – Clarence Darrow
36. “Justice, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Some see an innocent victim. Others will see evil incarnate getting exactly what's deserved.” – Emily Thorne
37. “It is not, what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice, tell me I ought to do.” – Edmund Burke
38. “Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.” – Albert Camus
39. “When there's justice and change, you start to see the cleansing of the soul, and that is what I want for people, and I hope it's okay for me to say those things.” – Lady Gaga
40. “A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” – George R.R. Martin
41. “Knowledge which is divorced from justice may be called cunning rather than wisdom.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
42. “If karma doesn't catch up, God will surely pick up the slack.” – Anthony Liccione
43. “If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.” – Francis Bacon
44. “Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.” – Edmund Burke
45. “I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions.” – Bruce Willis
46. “Justice, particularly for the oppressed and marginalized in our society, never comes without great effort and sacrifice.” – Shaun King
47. “Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctioned by its justice and sustained by a virtuous people.” – Jefferson Davis
48. “If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity.” – Alberto Manguel
49. “I think there are people from every side who are allies for justice and good.” – Hasan Minhaj
50. “The acid test of any legal system is not the greatness or the grandeur of its ideal concepts, but whether, in fact, it is able to produce order and justice.” – Lee Kuan Yew
51. “In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?” – St. Augustine
52. “The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so for them.” – Lois McMaster Bujold
53. “Justice delayed is justice denied.” – William E. Gladstone
54. “In the end we must remember that no amount of rules or their enforcement will enforce those who struggle with justice on their side.” – Nelson Mandela
55. “A society regulated by a public sense of justice is inherently stable.” – John Rawls
56. “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.” – Albert Einstein
57. “Law without justice is a wound without a cure.” – William Scott Downey
58. “Justice commands us to have mercy upon all men, to consult the interests of the whole human race, to give to every one his due.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
59. “In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.” – Abu Bakr
60. “To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.” – Carrie Chapman Catt
61. “Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.” – Dorothy Day
62. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King
63. “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.” – John Lewis
64. “Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?” – Lillian Hellman
65. “If you want peace, you must work for justice.” – Pope Paul VI
66. “Without justice and love, peace will always be a great illusion.” – Don Helder Camara
67. “If it were not for injustice, man would not know justice.” – Heraclitus
68. “It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different.” – Oscar Aria
69. “The worst form of justice is pretended justice.” – Plato
70. “It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.” – Earl Warren
Share these Quotes Regarding Justice with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.