Samuel Willard Quotes

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.

Miss Marple believes in justice and has very high standards. There is nothing you could say or do that would shock her.

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

We need a President who is more interested in being right and just than being President.

Public policy should be conducted on those principles which constitute virtue in private life.

My observations do not enable me to say I think integrity the characteristic of wealth ... The decisions of the people in a body, will be more honest and more disinterested than those of wealthy men.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall. Fiat justitia et ruant coeli.

No man must be Judge who propounds unto himself any hope of profit, or glory, from the victory of either party.

I have ever had the single aim of justice in view. No judge who is influenced by any other consideration is fit for the bench. 'Do equal and exact justice,' is my motto, and I have often said to the grand jury, 'Permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.'

For those of you who pray, I ask that you pray that I will always judge with wisdom and integrity as a faithful servant of the law.

I just try to do justice to the scripts that are written.

But I wound like people to think I was an honest judge and a good judge. And I always tried the reach the best result in every case.

When I went to the prosecutor's office, I wanted to be one of the good guys that the defense could trust. I'd try fair, clean cases, pull no punches, no below-the-belt stuff. Honorable. Because that's the kind of prosecutor I wanted to deal with.

It would be disingenuous to say I don't have some sensitivity to the seamy side of issues.

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.

Typically in 'Game of Thrones,' people who are honest and just and do things for the right reasons tend not to survive.

Justice is truth in action.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

There's no statute of limitations on doing what's right.

Well, purity - there's no purity in politics.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.