Abraham Lincoln Quotes

That which is not just is not law.

The Spartan principle of "calling that which is just, equal; not that which is equal, just.

Get out of the way of Justice. She is blind.

What is right is not derived from the rule, but the rule arises from our knowledge of what is right

Truth is not half way between right and wrong;

Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.

Justice is truth in action.

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

Good laws make it easier to do right and harder to do wrong.

Justice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it.

To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just.

To argue about justice is unavoidably to argue about virtues, about substantive moral and even spiritual questions.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.

Law is that which commands what is right and prohibits what is wrong.

I am not sure that I can determine what is fair or unfair to the public.

It’s not what I as a judge believe is right. It is what I believe the normal man of reasonable ability and integrity believes is right.

Force cannot change right.

I wish to do justice to all.

Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another.

Justice and fairness and history are not necessarily decisive in what happens.

Justice satisfies everybody, and justice alone.

To govern the state by law is to praise the right and blame the wrong.

Fairness is really important to me.

I think if I had to choose another profession, I'd like to be a judge because I'm very capable of determining what's right and what's not.