justice Quotes

Every effort therefore must be made to perpetuate prosperity. And, since that is to the advantage of the rich as well as the poor, all that accrues from the revenues should be collected into a single fund and distributed in... ...

Although it may be difficult in theory to know what is just and equal, the practical difficulty of inducing those to forbear who can, if they like, encroach, is far greater, for the weaker are always asking for equality and... ...

Democracy comes from the idea that people who are equal in one way are equal in all ways; because people are equally free, they demand to be completely equal.

To give a satisfactory decision as to the truth it is necessary to be rather an arbitrator than a party to the dispute.

It makes no difference whether a good man has defrauded a bad man, or a bad man defrauded a good man, or whether a good or bad man has committed adultery: the law can look only to the amount of... ...

The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

The law does not expressly permit suicide, and what it does not permit it forbids.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

To let them share in the highest offices is to take a risk; inevitably, their unjust standards will cause them to commit injustice, and their lack of judgement will lead them into error. On the other hand there is a... ...