I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions.
— Jeane Kirkpatrick
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
— Baruch Spinoza
There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.
— Joseph Addison
Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
Restraint and discipline and examples of virtue and justice. These are the things that form the education of the world.
— Edmund Burke
Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey.
— Denis Diderot
The Greek poets had praised virtue as taking several specific forms: wisdom; courage; moderation; justice; and piety. — Melissa Lane
Justice is the foremost virtue of the civilizing races. It subdues the barbarous nations, while injustice arouses the weakest. — Jose Rizal
What are the maxims of Democracy? A strict observance of justice and public faith, and a steady adherence to virtue. — John Marshall
Open the doors of opportunity to talent and virtue and they will do themselves justice, and property will not be in bad hands. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Justice is happiness according to virtue. — John Rawls
Virtue consisteth of three parts,temperance, fortitude, and justice. — Epicurus
The supernatural virtue of justice consists of behaving exactly as though there were equality when one is the stronger in an unequal relationship. — Simone Weil
There is only one virtue, justice; only one duty, to be happy; only one corollary, not to overvalue life and not to fear death. — Denis Diderot
Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families. — Benjamin Rush
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue. — James Gibbons
I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue. — Ben Jonson
Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves. — Maximilien Robespierre
A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue. — Hildegard Of Bingen
Hypocrisy is the homage that vice and wrong pay to virtue and justice . — Albert Pike
Virtues, of ... Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty. — Benjamin Franklin
The object of civil society is justice, not truth, virtue, wealth, knowledge, glory or power. Justice is followed by equality and liberty. — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Justice is the most "political" or institutional of the virtues. The legitimacy of a state rests upon its claim to do justice. — Alan Ryan
Justice is that virtue of the soul which is distributive according to desert. — Aristotle.
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle.
In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue. — Napoleon Bonaparte
When you cannot be just through virtue, be so through pride. — Eugenio Maria De Hostos
Gratitude is a virtue which, according to the general apprehension of mankind, approaches more nearly than almost any other social virtue to justice. — Samuel Parr
In justice is all virtues found in sum. — Aristotle.
Ancient theories of justice start with virtue, while modern theories start with freedom. And — Michael J. Sandel
I'm really very sorry for you all, but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances. — W.S. Gilbert
Justice is the virtue we 'd rather have done unto others than practiced on ourselves. — Jonathan V. Last
Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects. — Confucius
It is by virtue of the atonement that God can maintain His justice and yet demonstrate His mercy ... — R.C. Sproul
Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza
Justice is the cardinal virtue of peace. — Kristian Goldmund Aumann
