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I've always been driven by the concept of equal justice under the law, but only the rich can pay great sums of money for legal assistance and that puts them at an advantage over the poor.

— Samuel Dash

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Equal justice means that there is not one set of rules for the powerful and another for everyone else.

— Eric Schneiderman

If justice is supposed to be fair, than any justice system you would hope is based on fairness.

— Peter Jackson

It's annoying, but justice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality. And equality is a real pain.

— Bono

Looking for equality everywhere is a huge mistake because equals are terrible and boring. But a sense of fairness and justice is a totally different thing and a much more complex thing.

— Josh Homme

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

— Imran Khan

When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.

— Claire McCaskill

That is the definition of equal justice under law: everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.

— Eric Schneiderman

What if we move to a path to legalization? How do we reconcile that with justice and fairness with those that come here legally?

— Trent Franks

✗Opposing Perspectives

The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.

— Ken Starr

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

— Anatole France