fairness Quotes

One kind of justice is that which is manifested in distributions of honour or money or the other things that fall to be divided among those who have a share in the constitution ... and another kind is that which... ...

The only stable principle of government is equality according to proportion, and for every man to enjoy his own.

Equality is of two kinds, numerical and proportional; by the first I mean sameness of equality in number or size; by the second, equality of ratios.

Justice is a good quality that means finding a balance, guided by wisdom.

When quarrels and complaints arise, it is when people who are equal have not got equal shares, or vice-versa.

Justice therefore demands that no one should do more ruling than being ruled, but that all should have their turn.

All good qualities are summarized by acting fairly.

For example, justice is considered to mean equality, It does mean equality- but equality for those who are equal, and not for all.

Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert.

In the many forms of government which have sprung up there has always been an acknowledgement of justice and proportionate equality, although mankind fail in attaining them, as indeed I have already explained. Democracy, for example, arises out of the... ...