Jean de la Bruyere Quotes

Justice is like a train that is nearly always late.

Justice deferred is justice denied.

… injustice breeds injustice

I cannot stand unfairness.

Nobody wants justice.

Unfortunately in life, justice is not always achieved.

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Justice delayed is justice denied.

The universe is not fair and it is never going to be fair.

I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.

Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion.

If you see oppression of the poor, and justice and righteousness trampled in a country, do not be astounded.

Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.

I know the world isn't fair, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor?

I’ve never found the truth to be fair and balanced.

Much law, but no justice.

The rain, it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella: But chiefly on the just, because The unjust steals the just’s umbrella.

Equality is a monster.

There is always inequality in life. Some men are killed in war and some men are wounded and some men never leave the country. It’s very hard in military or in personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair.

Slow justice is not justice.

All inequality that has no special utility to justify it is injustice.

He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.

I feel there are injustices in the world that I'll stand up for, and I think that it's important to realize that the world is filled with these kinds of issues.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.