Justice & Rights Sayings
73 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 73 authors
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If the punishment for a 'crime' is a fine. Then it's an activity which is legal for a price.
A text is not a text unless it hides from the first comer, from the first glance, the law of its composition and the rules of its game.
The communicative power of citizens is the only source of legitimate law.
The function of freedom is to free someone else.
The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
I'm a very respectful person. I'm a very polite person. I'm a very courteous person.
The media is the modern court where reputations are made and unmade.
Without freedom of speech, there is no modern society, just a barbaric one.
Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, the law must be made to serve justice.
I think the greatest change has been in the composition of the court. When I came to the court, I was the second woman. Now there are three women.
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
My message to children around the world is to stand up for your rights.
I'm not a judge. I'm an observer of humanity.
We are not above the law. We are upholding the law.
I have made it a law that all public buildings must display a portrait of me.
It is our Imperial pleasure that all citizens enjoy the freedom of speech, but not to incite rebellion.
Crimes are always committed for the sake of enjoyment.
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Let us not be prisoners of the past, but architects of the future.
I came to America to show the Filipinos that I am not afraid. I am not guilty. I am not corrupt. I am not a thief. I am a victim.