Mother Jones Quotes

I follow my father's philosphy; 'Do what is good, do what is right, and God will take care of the rest.'

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

I have faith in the justice system, and what will happen will happen. I'm just trying to do the right thing.

No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

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

As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice.

I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.

If the system is broken, my inclination is to fix it rather than to fight it. I have faith in the process of the law, and if it is carried out fairly, I can live with the results, whatever they may be.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for comfort or promotion, but is simply determined to do what he believes to be right. He is a dangerous uncomfortable enemy, because his body, which you can always conquer, gives you little purchase upon his soul.

You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's available to us as Christians.

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third.

God himself has no right to be a tyrant.

When it comes to the cause of justice, I take no prisoners and I don't believe in compromising.

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

If a ruler is just he must have acquired power properly and used it properly.

He must be one that respects the Cause, and not the persons in all his Administrations…. If his Affections Oversway his judgment at any time, they will be a crooked Bias, that will turn him out of the way, and that shall be justice in one man's case, which will not be so in another. He must be one whom neither Flattery nor Bribery may be able to remove out of his way. Finally, he must be one who prefers the publick Benefit above all private and separate Interests whatsoever

Beholden to nobody Wilson had risen to his position through brainpower, wedding the complexity of his intellect with the simplicity of his faith, placing principles before politics, he followed his conscience, never first checking public opinion

I am unacquainted with [God’s] designs but I shall not cease to believe in them because I cannot fathom them, and I had rather mistrust my own capacity than his justice.

I am ready to rot in jail for the rest of my life rather than admit that my small-minded enemies are right.

When I fight someone who's not a good person, I want to beat him.

I wish I could be honest and true, but truth as I see it is not something abstract, a pious generality---It is justice at work, righteous, demanding, disciplined, sincere and unswerving; otherwise, it is not, it cannot be truth at all.

Just remember, strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose.

The foundation of justice is good faith.