Baron de Montesquieu Quotes About Justice
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No tyranny is more cruel than the one practised in the shadow of the laws and under color of justice - when, so to speak, one proceeds to drown the unfortunate on the very plank by which they had saved themselves. And since a tyrant never lacks instruments for his tyranny, Tiberius always found judges ready to condemn as many people as he might suspect.
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An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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We ought to be very cautious in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty, and may be the origin of a number of petty acts of tyranny if the legislator be not on his guard; for as such an accusation does not bear directly on the overt acts of a citizen, but refers to the idea we entertain of his character.
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There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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