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"If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice when we give all human beings their due as creations of God. Doing justice includes not only the righting of wrongs but generosity and social concern, especially toward the poor and vulnerable."
"Let wickedness escape as it may at the bar, it never fails of doing justice upon itself; for every guilty person is his own hangman."
"We have lost morals, justice, honor, piety and faith, and that sense of shame which, once lost, can never be restored."
"One must always be ready to change sides with justice, that fugitive from the winning camp."
"The person who praises God is on the tracks of justice."
"There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust."
"There is a time when even justice brings harm."
"I bought a dog the other day. . . . I named him Stay. It's fun to call him. . . . "Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!" He went insane. Now he just ignores me and keeps typing."
"The law should be a shield for the weak and powerless, not a club for the"
"People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately."
"Just because you're married [to the president] doesn't mean you've given up your right to have and opinion."
"In matters of government, justice means force as well as virtue."
"It's quite a stark contrast between the candidates, in how they will change things for women. Hillary Clinton wants to appoint Supreme Court Justices who will protect Roe v Wade. [Donald] Trump wants to punish women for getting abortions and defund Planned Parenthood."
"I could peel you like a pear and god himself would see the justice in it."
"But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one's sorrows just drop off, like a drop of water off a lotus."
"A much talking judge is an ill-tuned cymbal."
"Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice."
"Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment to bringing about an end to global poverty."
"Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all."
"The best way of avenging thyself is not to become like the wrong-doer."
