"I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up."

Justice, Forbidden, Theft, Wrong

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"I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up."

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"Are the gods not just?' 'Oh no, child. What would become of us if they were?"

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Justice, God, Fate, Philosophy

"If we take the widest and wisest view of a Cause, there is no such thing as a Lost Cause because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to our successors' victory, though that victory itself will be temporary; we fight rather to keep something alive than in the expectation that anything will triumph."

T. S. Eliot, American Poet

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"Take from a man his freedom or his goods and you may have taken his innocence, almost his humanity, as well."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"The only thing you can justifiably claim that life owes you is an equal measure of what you have given out. And even that is debatable."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"One of the lowest creatures on earth is the politician who tries to eliminate his political rivals using unlawful methods and even violence! To halt the march of such demonic people, never use the same immoral methods, because to defeat a poisonous snake you don't have to be a poisonous snake yourself!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Justice, Morality, Truth, Life, Wisdom

"Societies where there are worthy men and women of God, not necessarily preachers or religious men, but men that know the ways of God, they stand up against the collapse of equity in their land."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Justice, Leadership, Faith, Ethics

"You are in favour of the common people? said Dragon mildly.The common people? said Vimes. "They're nothing special. They're no different from the rich and powerful except they've got no money or power. But the law should be there to balance things up a bit. So I suppose I've got to be on their side."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Justice, Truth, Power, Today, Inspirational

"Each and every one of us was created to carry out justice, judgment, truth and equity on the earth. It could be in different spheres of life, in various professions or in diverse gifting."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Justice, Equity, Calling, Purpose

"Did you see any of those who are downtrodden, would that justice help them? Anyone oppressed and suppressed around you take a decision, make plans, strategise, to begin to proclaim and establish justice in your world."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Justice, Action, Empowerment, Advocacy

"A conscientious man, Muslim or otherwise, would never abuse his wife and then resort to the scripture to justify his actions. But a fundamentalist caveman would gloriously beat his wife whenever he likes and shamelessly quote from Quran to rationalize his monstrosity."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Justice, Truth, Power, Life, Wisdom

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"If one must fight or create, it is necessary that this be preceded by the broadest possible knowledge."

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"It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing."

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"You can have a revolution wherever you like, except in a government office; even were the world to come to an end, you'd have to destroy the universe first and then government offices."

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"My dear Miss Glory, Robots are not people. They are mechanically more perfect than we are, they have an astounding intellectual capacity, but they have no soul."

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"Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time."

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"Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England."

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"Cognition is not fighting, but once someone knows a lot, he will have much to fight for, so much that he will be called a relativist because of it."

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"I certainly don't know if you could claim that every theft is wrong, but I'll prove to you that every theft is forbidden, by simply locking you up."

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"I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one - only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs."

People, Dogs, Garden, Now