Justice is truth in action.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Justice

Speaker

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Speeches of Benjamin Disraeli

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1851 1850s 19th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Address on agricultural distress. House of Commons. 11 Feb. 1851, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

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She assured them, too, of her firm belief, that, at some brighter period, when the world should have grown ripe for it, in Heaven's own time, a new truth would be revealed, in order to establish the whole relation between man and woman on a surer ground of mutual happiness.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

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Source
The Scarlet Letter
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1850 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed & Fields, 1850, ch. 24.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, edited by Brian Harding. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 24.

Another quote about Justice

There is no such thing as justice-in or out of court.

Clarence Darrow

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Elusiveness of justice Justice
Speaker
Clarence Darrow
Medium
Interview
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Darrow, Clarence. Interview in Chicago. Apr. 1936.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

The era of big government is over.

Bill Clinton

1996 State of the Union Address

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Role of government American politics
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Bill Clinton
Source
1996 State of the Union Address Presidential State of the Union address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Clinton, Bill. "State of the Union Address." Joint session of the United States Congress. 23 Jan. 1996, United States Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote of the following type Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Little strokes fell great Oaks.

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)

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Butterfly effect Incremental progress Diligence Persistence

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Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1750 1750s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
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Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1750.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.