Justice Quotes
By a wide margin the most quotes here are Shakespeare’s, and the two judges who follow him, Lord Mansfield and Lord Kenyon, are a sign that this page leans on the bench as much as the stage. Seneca and John Rawls fill out the top five.
Among the sourced entries, Bierce’s definition from 1911 describes justice as a commodity the State sells to citizens as a reward for their allegiance, taxes and personal service. Sartre’s Dirty Hands (1948) and Wilde’s Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898) are here for what they say about guilt, not courts.
Three lines carry flags: Marlowe’s “the justice of my quarrel,” Augustine on charity and withheld justice, and a Martin Luther King Jr. line about peace and justice being goals for man.
We keep speaking, we keep fighting. For truth. For justice. For change. No politics.
The first duty of a lawyer is to the court. We are ministers in the temple of justice.
Strengthen every Filipino who longs for justice. Restore truth, accountability, and justice.
This is not about vengeance. This is about justice finally taking its course.
You can never crucify Truth. You cannot permanently stall Justice.
Our government shall be guided by justice, fairness and equity.
My quest for justice, fairness and equality was born in my childhood.
No sensible Kashmiri has found justice. We need greater responsibility to make minorities safe here.