#justice

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful.

One must never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any human being, no matter what one has suffered at their hands.

If I were forced either to do wrong or to suffer wrong, I would choose to suffer rather than to do wrong.

Do not be angry with me for speaking the truth; for no man will preserve his life who genuinely opposes the multitude and prevents many unjust deeds from taking place.

He who would truly fight for justice, if he would survive even for a short time, must lead a private rather than a public life.

Not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued; and a good life is equivalent to a just and honorable life.

A city where the citizens obey the laws is happy in peace and invincible in war.

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.

Justice is the bond of men in states, for the administration of justice is the principle of order in political society.

The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons, and also in the right manner and at the right moment and for the right length of time.

Between friends there is no need of justice, but people who are just still need the bond of friendship.

When people are friends, they have no need of justice, but when they are just, they still need friendship; and the highest form of justice seems to have the character of friendship.

Law is reason, free from passion.

Truth and justice are by nature more powerful than their opposites; when the right cause is defeated, it is due to the fault of its defenders.

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.

The king should be accessible to his subjects at all times.

The law must be applied equally to the prince and the peasant.

The wise ruler listens to the whisper of his people.

A corrupt judge destroys the foundations of a kingdom.

The ruler who oppresses his subjects will soon be overthrown.

The measure of your greatness is the welfare of your people.

Live with honor, govern with justice, and protect the weak.