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Injustice: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Injustice swift, erect and unconfin'd, Sweeps the wide earth, and tramples o'er mankind.— HOMER — Iliad. Bk. IX. L. 576.

Pope's trans. Ah, how unjust to Nature and himself Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man!— YOUNG — Night Thoughts. Night II. L. 112.

Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. The verdict acquits the raven, but condemns the dove.— JUVENAL — Satiræ. II. 63.

L'injustice à la fin produit l'indépendance. Injustice in the end produces indepen dence.— VOLTAIRE — Trancrède. III. 2.