Justice Quotes

We as a Congress have a moral obligation to bring justice to the families of these victims. Furthermore, as a society based on laws, we have a responsibility to ensure that criminals don't go unpunished.
Bob Filner

Society, Moral, Congress

Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly.
Terry Waite

Sometimes, Wheels, Grind

That feeds anger, and I mean when we went and at last thank heavens got towards peace in Northern Ireland we went for justice within Northern Ireland as well as using security well, as well as a political settlement, but surely that is the lesson.
Clare Short

Peace, Anger, Political

The time has come for justice at the ballot box, and justice in the courts, and justice in the legislative halls, and justice in the governor's office.
John Jay Hooker

Time, Office, Box

But there will be no justice, there will be no government of the people, by the people, and for the people, as long as the government and its officials permit bribery in any form.
John Jay Hooker

Government, Long, Bribery

Scotland is my country, the nation that shaped me, that taught me my values. A nation whose achievements inspired and inspire me, a community whose failings drive me - drive my overwhelming desire to fight for social justice and equality.
Johann Lamont

Equality, Fight, Country

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.
Potter Stewart

Swift, Demands, Swiftness

Thou shalt not ration justice.
Learned Hand

Thou, Ration, Shalt

You shouldn't have to sue somebody to get justice. It ought to come through administrative process.
Birch Bayh

Through, Somebody, Process

The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.
Kenneth Starr

Truth, Nothing, Law

On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be as bright and prosperous to the unfortunate race as the past has been dark and painful.
Nelson A. Miles

Education, Past, Humanity

We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations.
Sibel Edmonds

Public, Congress, Issues

Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out.
Dashiell Hammett

Find, Wanted, Whether

What I'm doing is writing stories about women who care about justice. They are women who think about the difference between right and wrong, what's legal and illegal, ethical and unethical, moral and immoral.
Lisa Scottoline

Women, Legal, Care

The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy.
Ken MacLeod

Alone, Human, Hard

I said the first concern of the administration of justice must, of course, be the individual. The second concern is the truth.
Elliot Richardson

Truth, Said, Individual

First, I was Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and after the ministries of justice in the various states were dissolved I became Reich Minister without portfolio.
Hans Frank

After, State, Portfolio

My aim was to safeguard justice, without doing harm to our war effort.
Hans Frank

War, Effort, Aim

My first endeavor was to save the core of the German system of justice: the independent judiciary.
Hans Frank

System, Save, German

I call on the international community to be fair to the Iraqi people. My position is that we respect international resolutions but in return demand justice and accountability for those who stole Iraq's money.
Ahmed Chalabi

Money, Respect, Fair

If this work can contribute in any way toward proving this, and at the same time arouse the conscience of the American people to a demand for justice to every citizen, and punishment by law for the lawless, I shall feel I have done my race a service.
Ida B. Wells

Work, Time, Done

People demand a lot of the justice system and they demand things that it can't deliver.
Helen Garner

System, Demand, Deliver

As far as I remember, even younger than eight, I have always been guided by reason. Not cold reason, but that which leads to the truth, to the real, and to sane Justice.
Albert Claude

Truth, Real, Remember

I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness.
Vachel Lindsay

Life, Kindness, Vote

I yearn to see other chief executives throughout the nation follow suit, so that as a people we may hasten the elimination of barbarism as a tool of American justice.
Winthrop Rockefeller

May, American, Nation

Seeking of the truth should be not only part of the Justice Department and part of our judicial system, but also should be... a goal of reporters today.
John Ensign

Truth, Today, Goal

I encourage everyone to pay attention to the issues that matter to you, from jobs and the economy, to education and our schools, to criminal justice reform. Whatever it is that you care about, make sure you use your voice.
Two Chainz

Education, Care, Everyone

The New Deal was going to redistribute the national income according to ideals of social and economic justice.
Garet Garrett

Social, Economic, Deal

I felt that justice had been served and that the world was, in some way, a better place for all of us.
James F. Amos

Place, Felt, Served

A lot of the rap shows I saw as a kid were boring, but if you went to a Rage show or a Justice show, the kids were losing their minds.
Donald Glover

Boring, Kids, Losing

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