justice Quotes

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The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.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

There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.

If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall... ...

A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.