Justice is truth in action.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Justice

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Benjamin Disraeli

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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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Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. In Memoriam A.H.H. London: Edward Moxon, 1850, pt. 27, st. 4.

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Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant and economical must be rejected or revised if it is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter how efficient and well-arranged must be reformed or abolished if they are unjust.

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All rising to great place is by a winding stair.

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