Dan Rather Quotes

I'm very partisan, but I'm also very fair.

Good judges do not side with anyone. They rule impartially and blindly based upon the law.

… without animus or partiality.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind.

Do not favor the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

I am not a pro-prosecution or pro-defense judge.

The lover wants no partiality. He says, Be so kind as to be just.

I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum.

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy.

I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.

Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.

I think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not.

I believe the most important thing for the media is to be objective, fair, and balanced. We should not report a story with preconceptions or prejudice.

On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.

I will not vote for - and no senator should vote for - anyone who will not render justice impartially.

Once you understand what a messy, emotional, and destructive dynamic 'fairness' can be, you can see why 'fair' is a tremendously powerful word that you need to use with care.

I think you go into a debate trying to be fair minded and trying to be balanced but occasionally there will be a sense where it feels like the moral imperative is pulling you one direction or another.

To be impartial... is indeed to have taken sides already... with the status quo.

God is no respecter of persons or causes.

You just want to be judged against everyone fairly.

In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.

I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.

The courtroom is a quiet place, Judge Roberts, where you park your political ideology, and you call the balls and you call the strikes.

One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair.

Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.