#fairness

But as someone pointed out earlier, it is not really about fairness; it is about taking finite resources and applying them where they will have the most effect. ↗

— Jim Walsh

#applying #earlier #effect #fairness #finite

Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause. ↗

— William J. Brennan, Jr.

#clause #confession #due #embodied #fairness

Fairness through leveling is the essence of Obamaism. ↗

— Charles Krauthammer

#fairness #leveling #through

The Liberal Democrat Party and the Conservative Party come at things very differently when it comes to Europe. When it comes to political reform, we have a much greater tradition in the Liberal Democrats of social justice and fairness than the Conservatives do. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#comes #conservative #conservative party #conservatives #democrat

Believing that our greatest need is for the general public to be able to get better information, to have an opportunity to learn better the real issues of the less fortunate, we centered the activities of the Fairness Project on that. ↗

— Mike Lowry

#activities #believing #better #centered #fairness

If we really want to make progress and achieve greater fairness as a society, it is time for elemental change. And we should start by looking at the Constitution, with the goal of holding a new Constitutional Convention. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

#change #constitution #constitutional #convention #elemental

Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the Right notwithstanding. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#both #deficit #deficit reduction #dictates #fairness

And who ever said the world was fair, little lady? Maybe death is fair, but certainly not life. We must accept the unfairness as proof of the sublime flux of existence, the capricious music of the universe- and go on about our tasks ↗

— Tom Robbins

#existence #fairness #life #universe #death

Uniformity in the common law, consisting of broad principles like the "reasonable person" standard, generally permits adjustment for the circumstances. This type of uniform principle is almost synonymous with fairness. Uniform application of a detailed rule, on the other hand, will almost always favor one group over another. p. 34 ↗

— Philip K. Howard

#common-law #fairness #government #law #politics

The true measure of a real man is that he has the ability to admit when he is wrong, apologize, and make amends to those he wronged ↗

— Richard Ashworth

#faith #inspirational #faith