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People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings, by any law which either could be executed, or would be consistent with liberty or justice. But though the law cannot hinder people of the same trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assemblies; much less to render them necessary.

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To do something, say something, see something, before anybody else -- these are things that confer a pleasure compared with which other pleasures are tame and commonplace, other ecstasies cheap and trivial.

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The Nuremburg trials were attacked at the time as 'victor's justice'. And this is precisely what they were - and were intended to be.

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The good judge is not he who does hair-splitting justice to every allegation, but who, aiming at substantial justice, rules something intelligible of the guidance of suitors.

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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.

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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.

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Those who deplore our militants, who exhort patience in the name of a false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial justice. They are more concerned with easing racial tension than enforcing racial democracy.

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Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.

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Return good for good; return evil with justice.

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The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.

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On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.

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God is not on the side of any nation, yet we know He is on the side of justice... Our finest moments have come when we faithfully served the cause of justice for our own citizens, and for the people of other lands.

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Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to be justice in the fullest sense.

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Above all do not ask that justice be just: It is just, because it is justice. The idea of a just justice could have originated only in the brain of an anarchist.

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It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.

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It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered.

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Punishment, that is the justice for the unjust.

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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.

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The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since there must be a decision, decides as he can, and hopes he has done justice and given satisfaction to the community

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There are times, young fellah, when every one of us must make a stand for human right and justice, or you never feel clean again.

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