justice Quotes

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord's side.

He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a... ...

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.