George Washington Quotes

The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government, I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of the country, and to the stability of its political system.

To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

I think some parts of the American justice system have gone haywire.

I have a lot of faith in justice systems around the world even though there were cases in the past where that faith wasn't justified in some countries.

The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an upright and skillful administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.

It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

As long as we can get redress in the courts, as long as the laws shall be honestly administered, as long as honesty and intelligence sit upon the bench, as long as intelligence sits in the chairs of jurors, this country will stand, the law will be enforced, and the law will be respected.

We believe that all governments necessarily require civil officers and magistrates to enforce the laws of the same; and that such as will administer the law in equity and justice should be sought for and upheld by the voice of the people.

The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society, depends so much upon an upright and skillful administration of justice that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislature and the executive, and independent upon both that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.

There is no good reason why police, or gaols, or the administration of justice, should be differently managed in one part of the kingdom and in another.

The laws you have already passed for the establishment of a judiciary system have opened the doors of justice to all descriptions of persons. You will consider in your wisdom whether improvements in that system may yet be made, and particularly whether a uniform process of execution on sentences issuing from the Federal courts be not desirable through all the States.

The administration of justice was swift and unvexed by nuance.

I believe in the jury system.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.

We've got an outstanding justice system. Our judiciary are respected around the world. It is a key part of what we are as a country. It's an area where there is a strong political consensus behind that and perhaps in an era of populism it's important that we preserve those qualities.

As attorney general I see my role as defender both of press freedom and of the fair administration of justice.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.

Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder

There should be many judges, for few will always do the will of few.

I have 100 percent confidence in the German judicial system.

I don't think any country can survive as a prosperous and dignified country unless there is rule of law.

We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute.

America is just so imperative that we have the right justices.

Justice required resort to law and that could be a fickle mistress, subject always to the whims and prejudices of those who administered the laws.