S. Sreesanth Quotes

To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.

We've got an outstanding justice system. Our judiciary are respected around the world. It is a key part of what we are as a country. It's an area where there is a strong political consensus behind that and perhaps in an era of populism it's important that we preserve those qualities.

We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute.

It is a different world and they [the Supreme Court] should speak for justice, not prejudice.... I seek justice, not in some distant tomorrow, not in some study commission, but now while I Iive.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

The acid test of any legal system is not the greatness or the grandeur of its ideal concepts, but whether, in fact, it is able to produce order and justice.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

You have a good judicial system in the U.S., as you have learned from the Nixon-Watergate period.

When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.

Yes, people need food and education. But one of the cornerstones of any society is a well-functioning legal system.

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded as just without examination, since they are established.

Our criminal justice system was designed to be fair and is the fairest system known to man.

Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

The day must come when the rule of law replaces emergency decrees an when the independent judiciary replace arbitrary justice.

Due process does not require that every conceivable step be taken, at whatever cost, to eliminate the possibility of convicting an innocent person. To conclude otherwise would all but paralyze our system for enforcement of the criminal law.

Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.

There is a separation - a very clear separation - between the judiciary, the legal system, and the political system in this country, and that's why Labor has a problem with the issue of mandatory sentencing as a principle.

The court can, and must, only maintain its legitimacy through the dispensation of justice, not by coercion and censorship.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.

I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same time, judges play a crucial role in safeguarding liberty and protecting the rights of all citizens.

It is a hallmark of the American system of justice that anyone who appears as a litigant in an American courtroom is treated with dignity and respect.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.

Justice required resort to law and that could be a fickle mistress, subject always to the whims and prejudices of those who administered the laws.