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This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
John F. Kennedy1917–1963Address on Civil Rights (1963)
- America
The victor will always be the judge, and the vanquished the accused.
Hermann Göring1893–1946Nuremberg Diary (1947), p. 4 (1995 edition)
- War & Peace
The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn.
Albert Camus1913–1960The Rebel (1951)
- Power
Punishment is the last and least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
John Ruskin1819–1900Notes on the General Principles of Employment for the Destitute and Criminal Classes (1868)
- Laws
Injustice in this world is not something comparative; the wrong is deep, clear, and absolute in each private fate.
George Santayana1863–1952The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906), Vol. II, Reason in Society, Ch. IV: The Aristocratic Ideal
The only chance women have for justice in this country is to violate the law, as I have done, and as I shall continue to do.
Susan B. Anthony1820–1906Account of Matilda Joslyn Gage (June 20, 1873) to Kansas Leavenworth Times (July 3, 1873)
- Laws
- Women
Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice keeps me from feeling isolated.
Albert Einstein1879–1955My Credo (1932)
- Truth & Lies
When the imagination sleeps, words are emptied of their meaning: a deaf population absent-mindedly registers the condemnation of a man.
Albert Camus1913–1960Reflections on the Guillotine (1957)
The judge is condemned when the guilty is absolved.
PSPublilius Syrus101–101 BCSentences, Maxim 407
- Laws
The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny.
Jeremy Bentham1748–1832An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789; 1823), Ch. 17: Of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence
- Animals
To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s injustice to woman.
Mahatma Gandhi1869–1948Young India (10 April 1930)
- Women
We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less.
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919A Square Deal (1903)
Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all.
George Washington1732–1799George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796)
- War & Peace
Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man.
Lyndon B. Johnson1908–1973We Shall Overcome (1965)
- America
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law.
Edward R. Murrow1908–1965See It Now (1954)
- Patriotism