I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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There comes a time when people get tired of being trampled by the iron feet of oppression … If we are wrong, the Supreme Court of this nation is wrong. If we are wrong, the Constitution of the United States is wrong. And if we are wrong, God Almighty is wrong. If we are wrong, Jesus of Nazareth was merely a utopian dreamer that never came down to Earth. If we are wrong, justice is a lie, love has no meaning… work and fight until justice runs down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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Sweet mercy is nobility’s true badge.
William Shakespeare
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Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.
Plato
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King Jr.
