Cicero Quotes on Justice
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer, and philosopher of the late Roman Republic, who served as consul in 63 BC and was murdered in 43 BC during the proscriptions of the Second Triumvirate. This page collects quotes attributed to Cicero on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Cicero:
“Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offence.”
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Attributed to Cicero:
“What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage.”
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Attributed to Cicero:
“We are servants of the laws so that we may be free.”
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Attributed to Cicero:
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.”