The simplest way of understanding justice is giving people what they deserve. This idea goes back to Aristotle. The real difficulty begins with figuring out who deserves what and why.
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Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.
Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that due. Injustice is acting a lie.
The essence of justice is mercy.
The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
Justice is the sum of all moral duty.
It is our responsibility to explain to the public how an often unpredictable system of justice is one that serves a productive, civilized, but always evolving, society.
Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.