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| The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there cannot be good laws where there are not good arms... where there are good arms there must be good laws... | | Niccolo Machiavelli | |
| The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since there must be a decision, decides as he can, and hopes he has done justice and given satisfaction to the community | | Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
| The law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public | | Samuel Johnson | |
| The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that it seems to be independent of all law, all party, all religion. | | Voltaire | |
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| The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. | | Aristotle | |
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| The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong. | | Winston Churchill | |
| There is no limit to the ingenuity of man if it is properly and vigorously applied under conditions of peace and justice. | | Winston Churchill | |
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| There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is. | | Isaac Bashevis Singer | |
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| When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers | | Bible | |
| When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentler gamester is the soonest winner. | | William Shakespeare | |
| When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi, Mom! | | Laurie Anderson | |
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