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- Nov 07, 2020
Equal Justice Quotes
The ideal of one law for everyone
These quotes return again and again to the gap between the ideal of equal justice and the reality that wealth often buys better legal defense. One speaker ties the concept directly to trust between communities and law enforcement, a theme also present in our Commitment collection.
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- Equal
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- Nov 07, 2020
They enlarged the domains of commerce by treaties with all nations, upon the great principle of equal justice to all nations, and special favors to none.
- Hard Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must continue working to build trust between communities and law enforcement. We must continue working to guarantee every person in this country equal justice under the law. And we must take a hard look at the ease with which wrongdoers can get their hands on deadly weapons and the frequency with which they use them.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
They still don't want to admit to the world that this isn't the best and the fairest and most equal justice system. And that they are guilty of railroading people into jail. They don't want to, or never will, admit these things.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole idea of equal justice under law means that you've got to play by the rules. It has nothing to do with the underlying subject matter. You just tell the truth.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't have some institutions that are protected by the law, not allowed to fail, and not held to account, and all the other companies in America are allowed to fail. You can't have equal justice under law and too big to fail.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a system that disproportionately harms poor people and people of color, too many Americans have lost faith in the essential American principle of equal justice under law.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020